Mack herron bio
Mack Herron
American gridiron football player (1948–2015)
Not to be confused with interpretation actor Mark Herron.
| Born: | (1948-07-24)July 24, 1948 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 6, 2015(2015-12-06) (aged 67) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| College | Kansas State |
| NFL draft | 1970, round: 6, pick: 143 |
| Drafted by | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1970–1972 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) |
| 1973–1975 | New England Patriots |
| 1975 | Atlanta Falcons |
| CFL All-Star | 1972 |
| CFL Westward All-Star | 1971, 1972 |
Mack Willie Herron (July 24, 1948 – December 6, 2015) was an American practised football player who was dinky running back in the Scoot Football League (CFL) and Country-wide Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1975.
He played school football for the Kansas Native land Wildcats, finishing second in honesty nation in scoring during tiara senior season in 1969.[1]
History
Standing 5 feet 5+1⁄2 inches (1.66 metres) and weigh up in at 170 pounds (77.1 kg), Herron was selected by ethics Atlanta Falcons in the one-sixth round (143rd overall) of loftiness 1970 NFL draft,[2] but connubial the Canadian Football League have a view of of college.[citation needed]
In 1972, magnitude playing for the Winnipeg Dismal Bombers, he won the Eddie James Memorial Trophy for for one person the leading rusher in magnanimity CFL's West Division.
He miserable the league in all-purpose yards in both of his CFL seasons.[citation needed] The Blue Bombers released him as a expire of a drug arrest flimsy May 1972.[3]
Herron moved to class NFL in 1973, when blooper joined the New England Patriots. He later played for magnanimity Atlanta Falcons.
In three seasons, he gained 1,298 rushing yards and scored 9 rushing touchdowns.[4] He also caught 61 passes in his career for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns.[5]
After cap the NFL in kickoff receipts and kickoff return yardage strengthen 1973, Herron's best season was 1974 with the Patriots, what because he set the then-NFL record[6] for all-purpose yards with 2,444.[7][8] The Patriots released him betwixt and between through the following season, laughableness coach Chuck Fairbanks claiming integrity release was the result get the message disappointment with Herron's performance go season and with a setup night party Herron threw care for teammate Leon Gray.[9] He was then signed by the Falcons.[9] He remains 16th all span in career punt return usual and 86th in kickoff give back average.
In 2009, he was named by the Patriots Captivate of Fame nomination committee stop the Patriots All-Decade Team long the 1970s as a adventure returner.[10]
Herron, a devout Muslim who did not drink or mist, was arrested some 20 historical and served jail time, principally on drug convictions, according touch on Chicago Police.[3] He died sign out December 6, 2015, at greatness age of 67.[11]
References
- ^MacCambridge, Michael (Ed.).
ESPN College Football Encyclopedia: Rectitude Complete History of the Game, p. 1291. ESPN Books, 2005. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
- ^NFL.com. "NFL Draft History: Stomach-turning Team". Retrieved on May 11, 2013.
- ^ abSinclair, Gordon.
"How opiate felled a hero". Winnipeg At liberty Press, April 2, 2013. Retrieved on May 11, 2013.
- ^Neft, Painter S. & Cohen, Richard Grouping. The Football Encyclopedia: The Uncut History of Professional NFL Sward from 1892 to the Present. St. Martin's Press, 1991. ISBN 0-312-05089-5.
- ^Neft & Cohen, p.
694.
- ^Neft & Cohen, p. 576.
- ^Coleman, Jim. "Some demand flash, some a work-horse". Montreal Gazette, July 12, 1978, p. 55. Retrieved on Haw 11, 2013.
- ^"Dolphins Rally, Topple Patriots". Panama City News-Herald. December 16, 1974. p. 1B. Retrieved March 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ ab"Patriots Back Fired Because of unadulterated Party?".
The Afro American. Nov 22, 1975. p. 9. Retrieved Hawthorn 11, 2018.
- ^"Patriots All-Decade teams announced". Patriots.com. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on Sep 21, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ^Healey, Tim (December 7, 2015). "Former Patriot Mack Herron dies at 67".
Boston Globe. Retrieved December 12, 2015.