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{{Short description|American football player (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Mark Herrmann
| number      = 10, 9
| position    = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1959|1|8}}
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lb   = 184
| high_school = [[Carmel High School (Indiana)|Carmel]] ([[Carmel, Indiana]])
| college     = [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| draftyear   = 1981
| draftround  = 4
| draftpick   = 98
| teams       =
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|1981}}–{{NFL Year|1982}})
* [[Indianapolis Colts#The NFL Baltimore Colts|Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1983}}–{{NFL Year|1984}})
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1985}}–{{NFL Year|1987}})
* [[Los Angeles Rams]] ({{NFL Year|1988}}–{{NFL Year|1989}})
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1990}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
| highlights  =
* [[Sammy Baugh Trophy]] (1980)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1980 College Football All-America Team|1980]])
* [[Big Ten Most Valuable Player]] (1980)
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1980]])
* 2× Second-team All-Big Ten ([[1977 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1977]], [[1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1979]])
* [[Liberty Bowl#MVPs|Liberty Bowl MVP]] (1980)
* [[Bluebonnet Bowl|Bluebonnet Bowl MVP]] (1979)
* [[Peach Bowl#MVPs|Peach Bowl MVP]] (1978)
| statlabel1  = Pass attempts
| statvalue1  = 569
| statlabel2  = Pass completions
| statvalue2  = 334
| statlabel3  = Percentage
| statvalue3  = 56.2
| statlabel4  = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4  = 16–36
| statlabel5  = Passing yards
| statvalue5  = 4,015
| statlabel6  = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6  = 64.3
| CollegeHOF  = 2302
| pfr         = HerrMa00
}}

'''Mark Donald Herrmann''' (born January 8, 1959) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[quarterback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for twelve seasons.  Herrmann played [[college football]] for the [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue Boilermakers]], and was a  [[unanimous All-American]] in 1980.  He was selected in the [[1981 NFL draft]] by the [[Denver Broncos]], and also played for three other NFL teams during his career.  After retiring from football he became the Associate Director of Educational Programs for the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], and currently works as a football broadcaster, previously serving on the [[Indianapolis Colts]] broadcast crew for nearly a decade.

==Early life==
Herrmann was born in [[Cincinnati]] and raised in [[Carmel, Indiana]], where he played [[high school football]] for [[Carmel High School (Carmel, Indiana)|Carmel High School]].  He also played on Carmel's state championship [[basketball]] team in 1977.

==College career==
Herrmann attended [[Purdue University]], where he played for coach [[Jim Young (American football coach)|Jim Young]]'s [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Boilermakers]] teams from 1977 to 1980.  Herrmann had an impressive college career; in 1980 he was recognized as a consensus first-team [[College Football All-America 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]].  His 9,946 career passing yards set an NCAA record (which has since been broken).  He is one of only three Purdue quarterbacks to start in three consecutive [[bowl game]]s ([[Drew Brees]] did the same, and [[Kyle Orton]] started four straight).  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]].  He also holds the Liberty Bowl record for passing touchdowns.

*1977: 2,453 yards with 18 TD vs 27 INT in 11 games.
*1978: 1,904 yards with 14 TD vs 12 INT in 11 games.
*1979: 2,377 yards with 16 TD vs 19 INT in 11 games.
*1980: 3,212 yards with 23 TD vs 17 INT in 11 games.  Also won the [[Sammy Baugh Trophy]].

He was elected to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in May 2010.

==Professional career==
Herrmann was drafted by the [[Denver Broncos]] in 1981, but did not play in his first year out of college. In 1982, he appeared in two games, but at the end of the season he was traded to the [[Baltimore Colts]] as part of the deal that brought [[John Elway]] to Denver. In 1983–84 Herrmann saw limited action with the Colts, first at Baltimore and then at Indianapolis. In 1985, he was traded to the [[San Diego Chargers]], where he played for three seasons and performed well as the backup to [[Dan Fouts]]. Herrmann then played for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] in 1988–89, and returned to the Colts for three seasons before retiring in 1992.

Herrmann appeared in just 40 games during his 11-year pro career, completing 334 passes in 561 attempts (59.5%) for a total of 4,015 yards. He threw 16 touchdown passes and was intercepted 36 times.

==Personal life==
Herrmann lives in Indianapolis with his wife Susie. He has three children.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{College Football HoF|2302}}

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