25 questions with one of the best defensive linemen who ever wore the Orange and Brown
In 1979, Browns’ defensive tackle Jerry Sherk, had developed a boil on his arm which then became infected. Cleveland, under head coach Sam Rutigliano, was 6-3-0 and set to play on the road against the Philadelphia Eagles. During the 24-19 win, Sherk inadvertently scraped off the boil on the hard Veterans Stadium turf which had installed Astro Turf.
After arriving home in Ohio, while driving to his house in Medina he felt a pain in his leg that became so severe, he could barely get out of his car and had to crawl to his front door.