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Herb Adderley
Herbert Anthony Adderley (June 8, 1939 – October 30, 2020) was an American professional football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 1980, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Adderley played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was an All-Big Ten offensive star as a halfback. He is the only player to appear in four of the first six Super Bowls.
Born on June 8, 1939, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adderley's parents were Charles and Reva (White) Adderley. Charles was a factory machinist. Adderley graduated from Northeast High School in 1957, where he starred in football, basketball, and baseball, and won All-City Honors in all three. He also lettered in track. Adderley and his football backfield teammate Angelo Coia were known as the "Touchdown Twins". Coia would go on to have a seven year NFL career as a receiver.
Adderley attended Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, his first time coming out of Philadelphia. He played football under head coach Duffy Daugherty, primarily as a halfback, but also at safety. He led the Spartans in rushing yards as a junior in 1959 and pass receptions in both 1959 and 1960. Adderley was the co-captain of the team as a senior, and played both offense and defense. For his MSU career, he had 813 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, plus 28 pass receptions for 519 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
He made first team All-Big Ten Conference, and played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Coaches' All-American, and the College All-Star games. He was picked for the All-Michigan State University team in 1970.
He is also one of the founding members of the Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Michigan State University along with Ernie Green of the "Little Rock Nine", established on campus in 1960 or 1961.
Adderley was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1961 NFL draft, the 12th overall pick. He was also drafted by the New York Titans (later Jets) in the second round of the AFL draft. He began his professional career as a halfback on offense, but was later switched to defense because the Packers already had eventual Hall of Fame runners in Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor. Adderley was first moved to cornerback to replace injured teammate Hank Gremminger against Detroit on Thanksgiving of 1961. He had an interception that set up the game-winning touchdown.
In 1962, the move became permanent and Adderley went on to become an all-NFL selection five times in the 1960s. Packers coach Vince Lombardi remarked, "I was too stubborn to switch him to defense until I had to. Now when I think of what Adderley means to our defense, it scares me to think of how I almost mishandled him." In a 1962 game against the Baltimore Colts and future hall of fame quarterback great Johnny Unitas, Adderley had a 103-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, intercepted a pass, and saved the game with a fourth down pass deflection at the two yard-line in the game's final minute. In 1965, he did not allow any touchdown receptions for the entire season.
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Herb Adderley
Herbert Anthony Adderley (June 8, 1939 – October 30, 2020) was an American professional football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 1980, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Adderley played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was an All-Big Ten offensive star as a halfback. He is the only player to appear in four of the first six Super Bowls.
Born on June 8, 1939, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adderley's parents were Charles and Reva (White) Adderley. Charles was a factory machinist. Adderley graduated from Northeast High School in 1957, where he starred in football, basketball, and baseball, and won All-City Honors in all three. He also lettered in track. Adderley and his football backfield teammate Angelo Coia were known as the "Touchdown Twins". Coia would go on to have a seven year NFL career as a receiver.
Adderley attended Michigan State University (MSU) in East Lansing, his first time coming out of Philadelphia. He played football under head coach Duffy Daugherty, primarily as a halfback, but also at safety. He led the Spartans in rushing yards as a junior in 1959 and pass receptions in both 1959 and 1960. Adderley was the co-captain of the team as a senior, and played both offense and defense. For his MSU career, he had 813 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns, plus 28 pass receptions for 519 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
He made first team All-Big Ten Conference, and played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Coaches' All-American, and the College All-Star games. He was picked for the All-Michigan State University team in 1970.
He is also one of the founding members of the Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Michigan State University along with Ernie Green of the "Little Rock Nine", established on campus in 1960 or 1961.
Adderley was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1961 NFL draft, the 12th overall pick. He was also drafted by the New York Titans (later Jets) in the second round of the AFL draft. He began his professional career as a halfback on offense, but was later switched to defense because the Packers already had eventual Hall of Fame runners in Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor. Adderley was first moved to cornerback to replace injured teammate Hank Gremminger against Detroit on Thanksgiving of 1961. He had an interception that set up the game-winning touchdown.
In 1962, the move became permanent and Adderley went on to become an all-NFL selection five times in the 1960s. Packers coach Vince Lombardi remarked, "I was too stubborn to switch him to defense until I had to. Now when I think of what Adderley means to our defense, it scares me to think of how I almost mishandled him." In a 1962 game against the Baltimore Colts and future hall of fame quarterback great Johnny Unitas, Adderley had a 103-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, intercepted a pass, and saved the game with a fourth down pass deflection at the two yard-line in the game's final minute. In 1965, he did not allow any touchdown receptions for the entire season.