Deron Cherry

Deron Cherry
Deron Cherry
Position(s)
Safety
Jersey #(s)
20
Born September 12, 1959 (1959-09-12) (age 52)
Riverside, New Jersey
Career information
Year(s) 19811991
Undrafted in 1981
College Rutgers
Professional teams
Career stats
INT 50
INT yards 688
Touchdowns 1
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Deron Leigh Cherry (born September 12, 1959) is a retired professional American football strong safety who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1981 to 1991. Deron was a free safety and punter at Rutgers University. In 1979, he was named the team’s MVP. In 1979 and 1980, Cherry earned AP All-East honors. In 1981, he signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, as a free agent punter, but was released in the final cutdown. Deron rejoined the club in late September as a safety, and made his first interception in October against the Oakland Raiders.

Cherry played high school football at Palmyra High School in Palmyra, New Jersey.[1]

NFL career

Regarded as one of the finest free safeties to have ever played the game, he was a six-time Pro Bowl selection from 1983–1988, starting in five of them in his 11 years with the Chiefs. Few other Chiefs players, including Derrick Thomas, Will Shields, and Willie Lanier, have been selected to this number of Pro Bowls. He had six 100 tackle seasons in his eleven years as a member of the Chiefs. He was a 5 time All-Pro in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1988. He was also a five time 1st team All-AFC and two time 2nd team All-AFC selection. Cherry's 15 career fumble recoveries place him in a three-way tie for the Chiefs record. He ranks third on the Chiefs list of most interceptions, and is only the 26th player in the history of the NFL to reach the 50 interception plateau. In 1987, he was selected to the Chiefs 25 year All-Time Team.

In 1988, he won the Byron White Humanitarian Award for service to his team, community, and country. Prior to receiving this award, he was the Chiefs NFL Man of the Year selection in 1987. This is the most prestigious award given by the NFL Players Association. He is actively involved in several civic organizations, including Special Olympics, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Project Warmth, and the United Negro College Fund. Cherry is a frequent guest speaker at civic, charitable, and corporate events throughout the country.

In 1995, Cherry became a limited ownership partner in one of the NFL’s new expansion teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars. He has been very pleased with the team’s success since entering the National Football League just a few years ago. Cherry is also a managing general partner with United Beverage, a local Anheuser-Busch distributor.

References

  1. ^ Deron Cherry, Database Football. Accessed January 24, 2008.

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