Jerome Wayne "Jerry" Hendren (November 4, 1947 – February 26, 2018)[1] was an American football player, a wide receiver who played one season in the National Football League (NFL), with the Denver Broncos in 1970.
[2] Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Hendren graduated from its Shadle Park High School in 1966,[3] and played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow.
[7] He was recruited to Idaho under head coach Steve Musseau; Y C McNease took over in 1968 and emphasized the passing game.
[13] Selected in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL draft,[15] Hendren was signed by the Broncos in March 1970,[16][17][18] and he appeared in ten games for the Broncos in 1970, principally on special teams,[19] with eight kick returns for 197 yards.
[20] After his pro football career, Hendren coached briefly,[2][20] 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 (1970−80).