Jerome Wayne "Jerry" Hendren (November 4, 1947 – February 26, 2018)
was an
American football
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player, a wide receiver who played one season in the
National Football League
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, with the
Denver Broncos
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Early years
Born and raised in
Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
, Hendren graduated from its
Shadle Park High School and played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of Idaho
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He led the NCAA in 1969 in both receptions (95) and receiving yards Hendren also led the nation in 1968 in receptions (86) and receiving touchdowns (14). He was recruited to Idaho under head coach
Steve Musseau; took over in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
and emphasized the
After the
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
season, Hendren played in five collegiate all-star games, including the
East–West Shrine Game
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,
the the and the
College All-Star Game
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in late July.
He caught five passes in the ten in the and the city of Moscow honored him with and a
key
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to
Denver Broncos
Selected in the
fourth round of the
1970 NFL Draft
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,
Hendren was signed by the Broncos in and he appeared in ten games for the Broncos in , principally on special teams,
with eight kick returns for during his second training camp in
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
resulted in
After football
After his pro football career, Hendren coached then had a long career in law enforcement; his father Wayne was a police officer in Spokane and was the city's chief of police for a decade Hendren worked for the
Spokane County sheriff’s department for 29 years: eleven years as a patrol deputy, seven years as an undercover officer, and eleven years as an investigator. Thomas is a captain in the Spokane Police
In 2013, Hendren was selected by the
Big Sky Conference 42nd on the conference's list of "50 Greatest Male He was a charter member of the University of Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame
Hendren died at age 70 in 2018.
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See also
* List of college football yearly receiving leaders
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References
External links
University of Idaho Athletics
– Hall of Fame – Jerry Hendren
''Gem of the Mountains:'' 1969 University of Idaho yearbook
– 1968 football season
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1947 births
2018 deaths
American football wide receivers
Idaho Vandals football players
Denver Broncos players
Players of American football from Spokane, Washington