Mark Herrmann
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| Mark Herrmann | |
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| Date of birth | January 8, 1959 |
| Place of birth |  Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL Draft | 1981 / Round 4/ Pick 98 |
| Stats | |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1981-1982 1983-1984 1985-1987 1988-1989 1990-1992 |
Denver Broncos Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts San Diego Chargers Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts |
Mark Donald Herrmann (born January 8, 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American football player and a quarterback in the National Football League. He is currently Associate Director of Educational Programs for the NCAA. However, he is best known for his college career with the Purdue Boilermakers.
Herrmann grew up in Carmel, Indiana where he played for Carmel High School. He also played on Carmel's state championship basketball team in 1977.
[edit] College career
Herrmann attended Purdue University, where he played under coach Jim Young. Herrmann had an impressive college career; in 1980 he was selected first team All-American, he was selected as the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player, and he finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy. His 9,946 career passing yards set a NCAA record (which has since been broken). He is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start in three consecutive bowl games (Drew Brees and Kyle Orton being the other two). Herrmann won all three of his bowl games, and was selected Most Valuable Player in each of them: the 1978 Peach Bowl, the 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl, and the 1980 Liberty Bowl. He also holds the Liberty Bowl record for passing touchdowns.
Herrmann is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity at Purdue University as is his son Brady Herrmann.
| Preceded by Mark Vitali |
Purdue Boilermakers Starting Quarterbacks 1977-1980 |
Succeeded by Jim Everett |
| Preceded by Tim Clifford |
Big Ten Football MVP 1980 |
Succeeded by Art Schlichter |
[edit] Professional career
Herrmann was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1981 but did not play in his first year out of college. In 1982 he appeared in two games, but at the end of the season he was traded to the Baltimore Colts as part of the deal that brought John Elway to Denver. In 1983-84 Herrmann saw limited action with the Colts, first at Baltimore and then at Indianapolis. In 1985 he was traded to the San Diego Chargers, where he played for three seasons and performed well as the backup to Dan Fouts. Herrmann then played for the Los Angeles Rams in 1988-89, and returned to the Colts for three seasons before retiring in 1992.
Herrmann appeared in just 40 games during his 11 year pro career, completing 334 passes in 561 attempts (59.5%) for a total of 4015 yards. He threw 16 touchdown passes and was intercepted 36 times.
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