Herman Heard
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Herman Willie Heard Jr. (born November 24, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a 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. He played all of his NFL seasons in KC, garnering 13 rushing TDs and nearly 2,700 yards rushing in his career.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1984 | KAN | 16 | 9 | 165 | 684 | 4.1 | 69 | 4 | 25 | 223 | 8.9 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | KAN | 16 | 12 | 164 | 595 | 3.6 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 257 | 8.3 | 27 | 2 |
| 1986 | KAN | 15 | 7 | 71 | 295 | 4.2 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 83 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | KAN | 12 | 6 | 82 | 466 | 5.7 | 64 | 3 | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | KAN | 12 | 5 | 106 | 438 | 4.1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 198 | 9.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1989 | 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 |