Career
He served as the head football coach at Muskingum College from 1945 to 1966, compiling a record of 141–43–7, a winning percentage of.757. He also served as Muskingum director of athletics, and he worked as a basketball referee. His Muskingum coaching career ended after the 1966 season but he remained on the faculty through 1980.
He also coached the Muskingum track team and had a record of 111-21 in dual meets.
Sherman was known for his service to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He was the National Collegiate Athletic Association secretary-tresurer for a 2-year term, he was chairman of a committee which established the I-A, I-Associate of Arts, II, III divisions, he was on the National Collegiate Athletic Association television committee and the National Collegiate Athletic Association-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics joint committee. He served 22 National Collegiate Athletic Association committees.
Sherman received a White House citation for contribution in athletics. In 1986 Muskingum named its football field for him.
Sherman was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996.
He died on September 29, 2009.
