Background
Hergert was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Hergert was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
He attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida, and played high school football for the Mainland Buccaneers. Hergert attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Bob Woodruff"s Florida Gators football team from 1956 to 1958.
Hergert played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Buffalo Bills of the American Federation of Labor-Congress.
During his three seasons as a Gator, he played multiple positions, including center, fullback, linebacker and placekicker. The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) selected Hergert in the twenty-fourth round (277th pick overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft, but he did not play during the 1959 season. He played for the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s Buffalo Bills in 1960 and 1961.