Ken Herock

Ken Herock
	Herock from The Monticola, 1963
No. 86, 84, 34, 36
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	Munhall, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Munhall (PA)
College:	West Virginia
Undrafted:	1963
Career history
	Oakland Raiders (1963–1967); Cincinnati Bengals (1968); Boston Patriots (1969);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1967);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ken Herock is a former American college and professional football player who played tight end. He played collegiately at West Virginia and professionally in the American Football League (AFL), where he played for the AFL Champion Oakland Raiders in the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game, held after the 1967 season. He attended Munhall High School in Pittsburgh. His six-year pro career was spent with the Oakland Raiders, who he helped win the AFL title, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Boston Patriots.

After his playing career ended, Herock became a player personnel executive in the NFL with the Raiders, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Atlanta Falcons. He is known for trading Brett Favre from the Falcons to the Green Bay Packers at the urging of head coach Jerry Glanville.^[1]

Career

Herock spent seven seasons as the Raiders' personnel director, and was credited with helping build their Super Bowl XI championship team. He followed Ron Wolf to the expansion Buccaneers, where he held the title of Director of Player Personnel for the team's first eight years. During his tenure, the Buccaneers reached the playoffs in only four years, at that time the fastest of any NFL team. At the expiration of his contract in 1984, Herock found that he could make more money than he was being offered by Buccaneers owner Hugh Culverhouse, but the frugal Culverhouse refused to increase his offer.^[2] Coach Howard Schnellenberger then made Herock his first hire, offering him the same position with the USFL Washington Federals. This failed to pan out, as the team's planned move to Miami coincided with the USFL's planned move to a fall schedule, and their prospective owner canceled his purchase of the team rather than try to compete head-to-head with the Miami Dolphins and Hurricanes.^[3]

Honors

Herock is a member of the West Virginia Hall of Fame.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ And now Favre's gone; what's next for Packers?
^ Zier, Patrick. "Bucs come up with dumbest move yet". The Lakeland Ledger. June 12, 1984
^ Associated Press. "Schnellenberger Is Left Without Coaching Job". The Toledo Blade. August 25, 1984

[1] And now Favre's gone; what's next for Packers?

[2] Zier, Patrick. "Bucs come up with dumbest move yet". The Lakeland Ledger. June 12, 1984

[3] Associated Press. "Schnellenberger Is Left Without Coaching Job". The Toledo Blade. August 25, 1984

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v t e Oakland Raiders 1967 AFL champions
00 Jim Otto 3 Daryle Lamonica 11 Mike Eischeid 16 George Blanda 19 Cotton Davidson 20 Warren Powers 21 Rodger Bird 22 Larry Todd 23 Rod Sherman 24 Willie Brown 25 Fred Biletnikoff 29 Howie Williams 30 Roger Hagberg 33 Billy Cannon 34 Gus Otto 35 Hewritt Dixon 36 Clem Daniels 38 Estes Banks 40 Pete Banaszak 42 Bill Laskey 45 Dave Grayson 47 Kent McCloughan 48 Bill Budness 50 Duane Benson 52 J. R. Williamson 53 Dan Birdwell 55 Dan Conners 62 Bob Kruse 63 Gene Upshaw 65 Wayne Hawkins 70 Jim Harvey 73 Richard Sligh 74 Tom Keating 76 Bob Svihus 77 Ike Lassiter 78 Dan Archer 79 Harry Schuh 81 Warren Wells 83 Ben Davidson 84 Ken Herock 85 Carleton Oats 86 Bill Fairband 88 Dave Kocourek 89 Bill Miller
Head coach: John Rauch
Coaches: Tom Dahms John Madden Marv Marinovich John Polonchek Ollie Spencer Charlie Sumner