Herb Christopher (American football)

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Herb Christopher
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1954-04-07) April 7, 1954 (age 70)
Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Morris Brown
Undrafted: 1978
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Herbert Christopher (born April 7, 1954) is a former professional American football player who played safety for four seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL).

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Early years

Christopher was born on April 7, 1954, in Thomasville, Georgia. [1] He did not receive any scholarships to play college football, instead walking on at Morris Brown College two years after finishing high school. [2]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 1978 NFL draft, Christopher was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent. [2] [3] However, he did not make the final roster, as he was cut in August. [4] Christopher signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in 1979, but was again released before the start of the season. [2] However, he re-signed with the team that October following a knee injury to starting strong safety Jerry Reese. [2] [5] Christopher earned the starting strong safety spot after three games. [2] He played in nine games as a rookie and recorded two interceptions. [6] Christopher started all 16 games in 1980, recording 78 tackles and two interceptions. [7] He was moved out of the starting lineup in favor of Lloyd Burruss during the 1981 season. [8] Christopher was released in August 1983. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Herbert Christopher Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Rand, Jonathan (August 16, 1980). "One Chief a mystery to scouts". Kansas City Times . p. 4. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Broncos sign Latimer". The Daily Sentinel . May 13, 1978. p. 21. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Scoreboard". The Daily Sentinel . August 15, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Levy decides Livingston will be starter for Chiefs". Columbia Daily Tribune . October 17, 1979. p. 30. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Glimpses of the Chiefs". Kansas City Times . September 6, 1980. p. 78. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Now, introducing the 1982 Kansas City Chiefs..." Kansas City Times . September 11, 1982. p. 74. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Chiefs Trade for Former UM Standout". Petoskey News-Review . August 25, 1983. p. 13. Retrieved December 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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