Central RED Society: A Conversation with Vern Den Herder
Join us Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018
5:30 p.m. – social time; 6 p.m. – dinner and program
Dave and Ardie Sutphen Common Room, Graham Annex
Cost: $15 – dinner
Join Vern Den Herder for dinner and conversation about his impressive football career with the
NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Vern will also talk about his interesting path of unplanned life choices.
Vern Den Herder played thirteen years with NFL’s Miami Dolphins (1971-83). During his NFL
career he played in four Super Bowls, served as the Dolphins’ defensive team captain, had more
than 60 NFL career quarterback sacks and was named the team’s MVP in l979. Vern became
a key component of the famed “No-Name Defense” which helped Miami post a perfect 17-0
record in winning the 1972 NFL crown. In 2015, Vern was named to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins’
list of top 50 players in team history. Vern is a Central College graduate, where he played football
for Coach Ron Schipper. He was one of the first two NCAA Division III players ever inducted into
the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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