Selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixteenth round (184th overall) of the 1956 NFL draft, Herring instead joined the United States Army.
Following his discharge from the Army, he signed in Canada and threw eight touchdowns to 20 interceptions in two seasons with the B.C.
In Denver, Herring backed up his roommate Frank Tripucka and threw five touchdowns to 23 interceptions while also serving as the team's punter.
[2] After staying sober for several years, he had a relapse in 1994 and died by suicide within two days of his 25-year-old son Lance also killing himself.
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