Rodney Jarvis Sherman (December 25, 1944 – February 6, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Pasadena, California, U.S. | December 25, 1944||||||
Died: | February 6, 2024 | (aged 79)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | John Muir (Pasadena) | ||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 54 (by the Baltimore Colts) | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: Red Shirt 1 / Pick: 7 (by the Oakland Raiders)[1] | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
High school career edit
Sherman attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California.
College career edit
Sherman played college football at the University of Southern California. He was an All-Pac-8 selection in 1966.
Professional career edit
Sherman played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders (1967, 1969) and Cincinnati Bengals (1968) and for the NFL's Raiders (1970–1971), Denver Broncos (1972) and Los Angeles Rams (1973).
Death edit
Sherman died on February 6, 2024, at the age of 79.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Former USC Wide Receiver Rod Sherman Dies". usctrojans.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.