George Herring

No. 16

Position:

Quarterback/Punter

Personal information

Date of birth:

June 18, 1934

Place of birth:

Gadsden, Alabama

Date of death:

November 8, 1994 (aged 60)

Career information

College:

Southern Mississippi

NFL draft:

1956 / Round: 16 / Pick: 184

Career history

Career NFL statistics

TD-INT:	5-23
Yards:	1,297
Passes completed:	102

Player stats at PFR

George W. Herring (June 18, 1934 - November 8, 1994), born in Gadsden, Alabama,^[1] is a former professional American football quarterback and punter in the American Football League. Herring played with the Denver Broncos in 1960 and 1961.

Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 16th round (184th overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft out of University of Southern Mississippi in the 16th round, Herring signed instead in Canada and threw eight touchdowns to 20 interceptions in two seasons in the CFL, with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders before signing on with the Broncos for the start of the AFL. In Denver, Herring backed up his roommate Frank Tripucka and threw five touchdowns to 23 interceptions while also serving as the team’s punter. Herring had a problem with alcohol and was found homeless on the streets of Denver in 1983. After staying sober for several years, Herring had a relapse in 1994 and committed suicide within two days of his 25-year-old son Lance also killing himself.^[2] In a bizarre side note, Lance’s stepfather had also committed suicide two months before.

He also played football for Jones County Junior College.

References

↑ "1960 Denver Broncos Media Guide" (PDF). 1960 Denver Broncos Media Guide. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
↑ "Long before Tebow, there was Herring". The Messenger. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

External links

Southern Miss Golden Eagles starting quarterbacks

Vernon Wells (1947–1948)
Bobby Holmes (1949–1950)
Tom LeGros (1951)
Billy Jarrell (1952)
Jim Davenport (1953)
George Herring (1954–1955)
Bobby Hughes (1956)
George Sekul (1957–1958)
Don Fuell (1959–1961)
Bobby Coleman (1962)
Vic Purvis (1963–1965)
Mike McClellan (1966)
Tommy Boutwell (1967–1968)
Rick Donegan (1969–1971)
Buddy Palazzo (1972)
Jeff Bower (1973–1975)
Ken Alderman (1976)
Dane McDnaiel (1978–1979)
Reggie Collier (1980–1982)
Robert Ducksworth (1983–1984)
Andrew Anderson (1985–1986)
Brett Favre (1987–1990)
Tommy Waters (1991–1992)
Kevin Bentley (1993)
Heath Graham (1994–1995)
Lee Robert (1996–1998)
Jeff Kelly (1999–2001)
Micky D'Angelo (2002)
Dustin Almond (2003–2005)
Jeremy Young (2006–2007)
Martevious Young (2007, 2009)
Austin Davis (2008–2011)
Anthony Alford (2012)
Nick Mullens (2013– )

Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks

Frank Tripucka (1960–1963)
George Herring (1961)
George Shaw (1962)
Mickey Slaughter (1963–1966)
John McCormick (1963, 1965–1966, 1968)
Don Breaux (1963)
Jacky Lee (1964–1965)
Max Choboian (1966)
Scotty Glacken (1966)
Steve Tensi (1966–1970)
Jim LeClair (1966–1967)
Marlin Briscoe (1968)
Pete Liske (1969–1970)
Alan Pastrana (1970)
Don Horn (1971)
Steve Ramsey (1971–1972, 1974–1976)
Charley Johnson (1972–1975)
John Hufnagel (1975)
Craig Penrose (1976, 1978)
Craig Morton (1977–1982)
Norris Weese (1978–1979)
Matt Robinson (1980)
Steve DeBerg (1981–1983)
Mark Herrmann (1982)
John Elway (1983–1998)
Gary Kubiak (1983–1984, 1988–1989)
Ken Karcher (1987)
Tommy Maddox (1992)
Hugh Millen (1994)
Bill Musgrave (1996)
Bubby Brister (1998)
Brian Griese (1999–2002)
Chris Miller (1999)
Gus Frerotte (2000–2001)
Steve Beuerlein (2002–2003)
Jake Plummer (2003–2006)
Danny Kanell (2003)
Jarious Jackson (2003)
Jay Cutler (2006–2008)
Kyle Orton (2009–2011)
Chris Simms (2009)
Tim Tebow (2010–2011)
Peyton Manning (2012–2015)
Brock Osweiler (2015–present)

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