Herm Rohrig Explained

Herman Rohrig
Number:8, 80
Position:Wingback, halfback
Birth Date:19 March 1918
Birth Place:Mason City, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Lincoln (NE)
College:Nebraska
Draftyear:1941
Draftround:6
Draftpick:46
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:13
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:94
Statlabel3:Kick returns
Statvalue3:30
Statlabel4:Return yards
Statvalue4:357
Statlabel5:Field goal attempts
Statvalue5:1
Statlabel6:Field goals made
Statvalue6:1
Pfr:R/RohrHe20

Herman Francis "Stumpy" Rohrig (March 19, 1918 – July 14, 2002) was an American football player who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1941 NFL draft and would play three seasons with the team.[1] [2] Following his retirement as a player, he worked as an official and a scout in the NFL and serve as an alternate field judge for Super Bowl I. He also was a supervisor of officials for the Big Ten Conference, mentoring future NFL referee Jerry Markbreit and numerous others who reached the professional ranks.

A graduate of Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, Rohrig was inducted into the Nebraska Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 NFL Draft Listing . March 31, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: Herm Rohrig NFL & AFL Football Statistics . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 19, 1918 . December 20, 2010.
  3. Web site: Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation . Nebhalloffame.org . December 20, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142324/http://www.nebhalloffame.org/inductee.php?hofid=152&type=name . July 19, 2011 . dead .