Background
Fishman grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Detroit Northern High School where he was named to the All-City teams in basketball, football, and baseball.
Fishman grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Detroit Northern High School where he was named to the All-City teams in basketball, football, and baseball.
He played basketball and baseball for the from 1935–1938 and was selected for the All Big Ten basketball and baseball teams. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor in 2002. He was also inducted into the Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.
Fishman enrolled at the where he played for the varsity basketball and baseball teams and quarterbacked the freshman football team
He earned six varsity letters at Michigan, three in basketball (1936-1938) and three in baseball (1936-1938). In basketball, Fishman played guard and played in 54 games for Michigan.
He led the Big Ten Conference guards in scoring, and was selected for the All Big Ten basketball team He was also named to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency"s Jewish All-American team
He was selected to the All-Big Ten baseball team
In 1936, he set a Big Ten conference pitching record with an European Research Area of 0.86. His record was not broken until the 1950s. After graduating from Michigan, Herman pitched in the Cincinnati Reds minor league organization, and advanced to their Triple A team
Upon the United States entry into World World War II, Fishman enlisted in the United States. Navy.
During the war, Fishman played on a military all-star team that was managed by Mickey Cochrane and included Bob Feller. He went overseas in the Navy and was a World World War II intelligence veteran.
The camp was staffed by former college athletes and became a popular summer camp for Michigan’s best Jewish athletes. During the 1950s and 1960s, Fishman was active in Sports for Israel, an organization that raised money to stimulate sports in Israel.
He also served on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Pistons from 1957-1967.
Fishman died in 1967 at age 50 at the Jewish Community Center in Detroit after playing squash.