Dave Herman
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Dave Herman is a former American collegiate and professional football
offensive tackle
. He played collegiately for Michigan State University
and began his professional career with the American Football League
's New York Jets
, for whom he played from 1964 through 1969 and for the same team in the National Football League
post-merger from 1970 through 1973.
, Herman started as the right offensive tackle for the victorious Jets in the AFL Championship Game of the AFL playoffs, 1968
over the Oakland Raiders
and in Super Bowl III
over the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. Against the Raiders, Herman played stoutly against the opposing left defensive end, Ike Lassiter
, the team gaining 144 yards rushing and 256 net yards passing, much as he did in the Super Bowl against Bubba Smith
, the team gaining 142 yards rushing and 195 net yards passing.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
offensive tackle
Tackle
Tackle may refer to:* In football:** Tackle , a play in various forms of football** Tackle , a position in American football and Canadian football...
. He played collegiately for Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
and began his professional career with the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
's New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, for whom he played from 1964 through 1969 and for the same team in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
post-merger from 1970 through 1973.
1968 season
Next to right guard Randy RasmussenRandy Rasmussen
Randall Lee Rasmussen was an American football guard for fifteen seasons for the New York Jets, beginning with the 1967 American Football League season...
, Herman started as the right offensive tackle for the victorious Jets in the AFL Championship Game of the AFL playoffs, 1968
AFL playoffs, 1968
1968 playoffsWestern Division playoffOakland Raiders 41, Kansas City Chiefs 6Scoring*OAK - Biletnikoff 24 pass from Lamonica *OAK - Wells 23 pass from Lamonica *OAK - Biletnikoff 44 pass from Lamonica...
over the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and in Super Bowl III
Super Bowl III
Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl". This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history...
over the NFL champion Baltimore Colts. Against the Raiders, Herman played stoutly against the opposing left defensive end, Ike Lassiter
Ike Lassiter
Ike Lassiter is a former American college and professional football defensive lineman. He is an alumnus of St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in physical education...
, the team gaining 144 yards rushing and 256 net yards passing, much as he did in the Super Bowl against Bubba Smith
Bubba Smith
Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors as a defensive end on the Spartans football team...
, the team gaining 142 yards rushing and 195 net yards passing.