For 10 seasons, Jeff Herrod represented exactly what the City of Indianapolis would want out of a Colts football player.
A ninth-round draft pick out of the University of Mississippi in 1988, Herrod took a blue-collar approach onto the field, and never forgot where he came from. Despite being a bit undersized for an NFL inside linebacker — at 6-foot, 250 pounds — Herrod was able to lead the Colts in tackles seven times, collecting about 1,300 total stops throughout his career in Indy.
And now, Herrod can boast that he is a Hall of Famer.
Herrod on Saturday night was one of eight former standout athletes and/or coaches inducted into the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.