Bill Herchman
Professional career
Professional career
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### San Francisco 49ers

Herchman was selected by the [San Francisco 49ers](/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers "San Francisco 49ers") in the third round (26th overall) of the [1956 NFL draft](/wiki/1956_NFL_draft "1956 NFL draft"). In [1957](/wiki/1957_NFL_season "1957 NFL season"), he returned a 54\-yard interception for a [touchdown](/wiki/Touchdown "Touchdown") against the [Chicago Bears](/wiki/Chicago_Bears "Chicago Bears").

He started every game for four seasons at [right defensive tackle](/wiki/Defensive_tackle "Defensive tackle"). On June 30, [1960](/wiki/1960_NFL_season "1960 NFL season"), he was traded to the [Dallas Cowboys](/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys "Dallas Cowboys") in exchange for a fourth round draft choice (\#46\-Charlie Sieminski) .

### Dallas Cowboys

In [1960](/wiki/1960_NFL_season "1960 NFL season"), Herchman was a part of the [Dallas Cowboys](/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys "Dallas Cowboys") inaugural season and was a backup to [Ed Husmann](/wiki/Ed_Husmann "Ed Husmann") at [defensive tackle](/wiki/Defensive_tackle "Defensive tackle"). He registered 51 tackles and had one fumble recovery.

The next year, he was named the starter at [right defensive tackle](/wiki/Defensive_tackle "Defensive tackle"). He was released on September 11, [1962](/wiki/1962_NFL_season "1962 NFL season").Carlton Stowers, *Journey to Triumph: 110 Dallas Cowboys Tell Their Stories*, Dallas: Taylor, 1982, , [p. 64](https://books.google.com/books?id=AGeIKVx_J_8C&q=two-year+mystery).

### Houston Oilers

In the [1962](/wiki/1962_AFL_season "1962 AFL season"), Herchman played 12 games for the [Houston Oilers](/wiki/Houston_Oilers "Houston Oilers") of the [American Football League](/wiki/American_Football_League "American Football League").


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