Sherrill Headrick - Definition and Overview

In his first year with the Texans, Headrick set the standard for playing hurt, after fracturing a vertebrae in his neck in a pre-game collision at Houston. Despite feeling pain in his neck, he played the entire game. He learned of the fracture five days later, but went on to play the following week, earning the nickname "Psycho".

He was an American Football League All-Star in 1961, '62, '65 and '66. He finished his career with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968. Headrick is a member of the American Football League Hall of Fame.

Links

• Other American Football League players

External links

• Headrick's citation on the AFL Hall of Fame website (http://www.conigliofamily.com/TexansChiefs.htm#SHERRILLHEADRICK)