Tom Sherman (American football)

Tom Sherman
No. 14, 19, 11
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1945-12-05) December 5, 1945
Bellevue, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnion
(Rimersburg, Pennsylvania)
CollegePenn St. (1964-1967)
NFL draft1968: undrafted
Career history
Career AFL statistics
Passing yards1,219
TD-INT13-16
Passer rating47.8
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.