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Tom Sherman (American football)

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Tom Sherman
No. 14, 19, 11
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1945-12-05) December 5, 1945 (age 78)
Bellevue, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Union
College:Penn State
Undrafted:1968
Career history

Thomas Joseph Sherman (born December 5, 1945) was an American football quarterback for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals (1968), Boston Patriots (1968–69), and Buffalo Bills (1969). In two seasons in the AFL, he played in 19 games and completed 92 of 228 passes for 1,219 yards, 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also had 58 rushing attempts for 468 yards and one touchdown.

Sherman signed with the New York Stars of the World Football League in 1974. The Stars moved to Charlotte, North Carolina midway through the 1974 WFL season and became the Hornets. Sherman played for the Charlotte Hornets in 1975, until the league folded in the twelfth week of the season on October 22, 1975.

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