Mark Donald Herrmann was born on January 8,1959 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for twelve seasons.
13 Facts About Mark Herrmann
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Mark Herrmann was selected in the 1981 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, and played for three other NFL teams during his career.
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Mark Herrmann was born in Cincinnati and raised in Carmel, Indiana, where he played high school football for Carmel High School.
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Mark Herrmann played on Carmel's state championship basketball team in 1977.
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Mark Herrmann attended Purdue University, where he played for coach Jim Young's Boilermakers teams from 1977 to 1980.
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Mark Herrmann had an impressive college career; in 1980 he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, he was selected as the Big Ten Conference's Most Valuable Player, and he finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
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Mark Herrmann is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start in three consecutive bowl games.
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Mark Herrmann won all three of his bowl games, and was selected Most Valuable Player in each of them: the 1978 Peach Bowl, the 1979 Bluebonnet Bowl, and the 1980 Liberty Bowl.
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Mark Herrmann holds the Liberty Bowl record for passing touchdowns.
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Mark Herrmann was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in May 2010.
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Mark Herrmann was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1981, but did not play in his first year out of college.
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Mark Herrmann appeared in just 40 games during his 11-year pro career, completing 334 passes in 561 attempts for a total of 4,015 yards.
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Mark Herrmann threw 16 touchdown passes and was intercepted 36 times.