Mercyhurst University Athletics

Sherrod played football from 1981 to 1984 at Mercyhurst and was a member of the first Football team under head coach Tony DeMeo. Although the program has been in existence for 34 years, Sherrod is still tied for 6th in tackles-for-a-loss (36 in just 34 career games), 12th all-time in sacks (14), and 21st in tackles with 221 (72 solo, 149 assisted). Sherrod had 17 tackles-for-a-loss in 1984, tied for fifth-most in a single season. He also had nine sacks in 1984, a number that is currently tied for seventh-most in a single campaign. Sherrod is currently the Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Center in Erie.