Rod Sherman

American football player (1944–2024)

American football player

Rod Sherman

No. 86

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born:

(1944-12-25)December 25, 1944
Pasadena, California, U.S.

Died:

February 6, 2024(2024-02-06) (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]

Career history

Career highlights and awards

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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.

High school career

Sherman attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California.

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).

Sherman died on February 6, 2024, at the age of 79.^[2]

^ "1966 AFL Draft". Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Former USC Wide Receiver Rod Sherman Dies". usctrojans.com. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

Baltimore Colts 1966 NFL draft selections

v t e Oakland Raiders 1966 AFL Draft selections
Rodger Bird Butch Allison Tom Mitchell Dick Tyson Pete Banaszak Frank McRae Clifton Kinney Tony Jeter Joe Labruzzo Wayne Foster John Niland Mike Johnson Steve Renko Craig Ritchey Ted Holman Art Robinson Jack Shinholser Steve Bowman Rod Sherman Tom Cichowski Ronnie Parson John Crumbacher George Patton Dan Archer Bill Thomas Ray Schmautz Mel Tom Joe O'Brien Mike Brundage

v t e Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions
00 Jim Otto 3 Daryle Lamonica 11 Mike Eischeid 16 George Blanda 19 Cotton Davidson 20 Warren Powers 21 Rodger Bird 22 Larry Todd 23 Rod Sherman 24 Willie Brown 25 Fred Biletnikoff 29 Howie Williams 30 Roger Hagberg 33 Billy Cannon 34 Gus Otto 35 Hewritt Dixon 36 Clem Daniels 38 Estes Banks 40 Pete Banaszak 42 Bill Laskey 45 Dave Grayson 47 Kent McCloughan 48 Bill Budness 50 Duane Benson 52 J. R. Williamson 53 Dan Birdwell 55 Dan Conners 62 Bob Kruse 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Wayne Hawkins 70 Jim Harvey 73 Richard Sligh 74 Tom Keating 76 Bob Svihus 77 Ike Lassiter 78 Dan Archer 79 Harry Schuh 81 Warren Wells 83 Ben Davidson 84 Ken Herock 85 Carleton Oats 86 Bill Fairband 88 Dave Kocourek 89 Bill Miller
Head coach: John Rauch
Coaches: Tom Dahms John Madden Marv Marinovich John Polonchek Ollie Spencer Charlie Sumner

v t e Cincinnati Bengals 1968 inaugural season roster
Dan Archer Marty Baccaglio Estes Banks Al Beauchamp Danny Brabham Frank Buncom Steve Chomyszak Paul Elzey Bernie Erickson Howard Fest Curt Frazier White Graves Jim Griffin Harry Gunner Sherrill Headrick Ken Herock Mike Hibler Bobby Hunt Bob Johnson Essex Johnson Willie Jones Rex Keeling Bob Kelly Bill Kindricks Charlie King Ron Lamb Dale Livingston John Matlock Pat Matson Ed McCall Wayne McClure Warren McVea Dave Middendorf John Neidert Pete Perreault Bill Peterson Jess Phillips Dennis Randall Andy Rice Paul Robinson Saint Saffold Bill Scott Rod Sherman Tom Smiley Fletcher Smith Philip Spiller Bill Staley John Stofa Bob Trumpy Dewey Warren Teddy Washington Andre White Monk Williams Ernie Wright Sam Wyche Head Coach: Paul Brown

Cincinnati Bengals 1968 inaugural season roster