Lamar Herron

{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| name = Lamar Herron

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|10|27}}

| birth_place = Alameda, California

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| high_school = Natomas (Sacramento, California)

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| number = 39

| status = Active

| import = yes

| position1 = Defensive back

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 207

| college = Texas Southern

| NFLDraftedYear = 2008

| NFLDraftedRound = Undrafted

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| playing_years1 = 2009

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

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Lamar Tremane Herron (born October 27, 1984) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Eskimos as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football at Oregon State and Texas Southern.

Born in Alameda, Herron graduated from Natomas High School in Sacramento, California.

{{Cite web |url=http://osubeavers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/herron_lamar00.html |title=Oregon State University Football -- Official Athletic Site |access-date=2005-04-18 |archive-date=2005-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418142141/http://osubeavers.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/herron_lamar00.html |url-status=live}}

He attended Oregon State University and played for the Oregon State Beavers from 2004 to 2005 before transferring to Texas Southern University.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2006/03/lamar_herron_texasbound.html |title=Lamar Herron Texas-bound |last=Buker |first=Paul |work=The Oregonian |date=March 8, 2006 |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029155400/http://behindbeaversbeat.blogs.oregonlive.com/default.asp?item=182249 |archivedate=October 29, 2006 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/behindbeaversbeat/2006/10/joe_rudulph_lamar_herron_comeb.html |title=Joe Rudulph, Lamar Herron comeback stories |last=Buker |first=Paul |work=The Oregonian |date=October 11, 2006 |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061021165801/http://behindbeaversbeat.blogs.oregonlive.com/default.asp?item=219200 |archivedate=October 21, 2006 |url-status=dead}}

As a senior at Texas Southern in 2007, Herron led the team in total tackles (68).{{cite web |url=http://www.swac.org/swacftp/fbstats/2007/txso.htm |title=Southwestern Athletic Conference - 2007: Texas Southern |website=swac.org |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709010005/http://www.swac.org/swacftp/fbstats/2007/txso.htm |archive-date=July 9, 2008 |url-status=dead}}