John William Hermann (born October 17, 1933) is a former American football player and coach.

Hermann played running back, tight end, and defensive back for coach Red Sanders at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1953 to 1955.

He signed two weeks later by the Baltimore Colts and finished the year with them.

He also coached the Bruins quarterbacks, tight ends, and running backs until the end of the 1964 season when he was dismissed by incoming head coach Tommy Prothro.

Hermann was the head football coach at Compton College] for one season, in 1965 before joining the coaching staff at California State College at Los Angeles—now known as California State University, Los Angeles—in 1966 as backfield coach under Homer Beatty.