Allie Sherman
Alexander Sherman
Born: February 10, 1923
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: January 3, 2015
Position: QB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
College: Brooklyn
High School: Boys (Brooklyn, NY)
Career: 1943-1947
Coaching record
Allie Sherman played from 1943 to 1947 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers. Sherman threw for 823 yards in his career, completing 66 of 135 passes with 9 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also ran for -44 yards in 93 attempts with 4 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 208 | 5.6 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.7 | 49 | 68.3 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 156 | 5.0 | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 6.5 | 23 | 49.9 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 172 | 5.9 | 2 | 6.9 | 3 | 10.3 | 26 | 53.3 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 264 | 8.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 3 | 9.1 | 53 | 80.1 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 15.0 |
| Totals | 135 | 66 | 48.9 | 823 | 6.1 | 9 | 6.7 | 10 | 7.4 | 53 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | -20 | -1.2 | 5 | 1 |
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 22 | -42 | -1.9 | 17 | 1 |
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | -7 | -0.4 | 8 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 8 | 0.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 17 | 1.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 93 | -44 | -0.5 | 17 | 4 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 |
| Totals | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1944 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1945 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 1 |
| 1946 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 0 |
Awards
1961 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
1962 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
