Tom Sherman
Thomas Joseph Sherman
Born: December 5, 1945
Bellevue, PA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Penn St.
High School: Union (Rimersburg, PA)
Career: 1968-1976
Tom Sherman played from 1968 to 1976 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Calgary Stampeders, Charlotte Hornets and New York Stars. Sherman threw for 5,504 yards in his career, completing 419 of 900 passes with 38 touchdowns and 45 interceptions. He also ran for 561 yards in 165 attempts with 6 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 226 | 90 | 39.8 | 1199 | 5.3 | 12 | 5.3 | 16 | 7.1 | 87 | 45.6 | ||
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 147.9 |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 363 | 172 | 47.4 | 2311 | 6.4 | 15 | 4.1 | 16 | 4.4 | 63 | 27 | 221 | 63.5 |
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 193 | 96 | 49.7 | 1378 | 7.1 | 7 | 3.6 | 9 | 4.7 | 57 | 11 | 112 | 65.9 |
| 1976 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 116 | 59 | 50.9 | 596 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 58 | 60.1 | ||
| AFL | 228 | 92 | 40.4 | 1219 | 5.3 | 13 | 5.7 | 16 | 7.0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | ||
| WFL | 556 | 268 | 48.2 | 3689 | 6.6 | 22 | 4.0 | 25 | 4.5 | 63 | 38 | 333 | ||
| CFL | 116 | 59 | 50.9 | 596 | 5.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 900 | 419 | 46.6 | 5504 | 6.1 | 38 | 4.2 | 45 | 5.0 | 87 | 38 | 333 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 25 | 80 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL Buffalo Bills | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 97 | 376 | 3.9 | 31 | 6 |
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 34 | 53 | 1.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1976 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 |
| AFL | 27 | 94 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| WFL | 131 | 429 | 3.3 | 31 | 6 | |
| CFL | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 165 | 561 | 3.4 | 31 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| WFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 7 |
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 4 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | New York Stars | 18 | 18 |
| 1975 | WFL | Charlotte Hornets | 11 | 10 |
| 1976 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 0 |
