| Herman Heard | |
| Number: | 44 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 184 |
| High School: | South (Denver, Colorado) |
| College: | Colorado State-Pueblo |
| Draftyear: | 1984 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 61 |
| Teams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue1: | 2,694 |
| Statlabel2: | Rushing average |
| Statvalue2: | 4.1 |
| Statlabel3: | Total touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 16 |
| Pfr: | HearHe00 |
Herman Willie Heard Jr. (born November 24, 1961) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Kansas City Chiefs for six seasons and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL for one season. Heard was a third-round pick by the Chiefs out of Colorado State University Pueblo.[1] He played all of his NFL seasons in KC, garnering 13 rushing TDs and nearly 2,700 yards rushing in his career.
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| KAN | 16 | 9 | 165 | 684 | 4.1 | 69 | 4 | 25 | 223 | 8.9 | 17 | 0 | ||
| KAN | 16 | 12 | 164 | 595 | 3.6 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 257 | 8.3 | 27 | 2 | ||
| KAN | 15 | 7 | 71 | 295 | 4.2 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 | ||
| KAN | 12 | 6 | 82 | 466 | 5.7 | 64 | 3 | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| KAN | 12 | 5 | 106 | 438 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 198 | 9.9 | 32 | 0 | ||
| KAN | 16 | 10 | 63 | 216 | 3.4 | 28 | 0 | 25 | 246 | 9.8 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 87 | 49 | 651 | 2,694 | 4.1 | 69 | 13 | 132 | 1,125 | 8.5 | 32 | 3 | |||