Jerry Hendren
Jerome Wayne "Jerry" Hendren (November 4, 1947 – February 26, 2018) was an American football player, a wide receiver who played one season in the National Football League, with the Denver Broncos Early years. Born and raised in Spokane, Washington, Hendren graduated from its Shadle Park High School and played college football at the University of Idaho He led the NCAA in 1969 in both receptions (95) and receiving yards Hendren also led the nation in 1968 in receptions (86) and receiving touchdowns (14). He was recruited to Idaho under head coach Steve Musseau; took over in 1968 and  emphasized the After the 1969 season, Hendren played in five collegiate all-star games, including the East–West Shrine Game, the the and the College All-Star Game in late July. He caught five passes in the ten in the and the city of Moscow honored him with and a key to Denver Broncos. Selected in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL Draft, Hendren was signed by the Broncos in and he appeared in ten games for the Broncos in , principally on special teams, with eight kick returns for during his second training camp in 1971 resulted in After  football. After his pro football career, Hendren coached then had a long career in law enforcement; his father Wayne was a police officer in Spokane and was the city's chief of police for a decade Hendren worked for the Spokane County sheriff’s department for 29 years: eleven years as a patrol deputy, seven years as an undercover officer, and eleven years as an investigator. Thomas is a captain in the Spokane Police In 2013, Hendren was selected by the Big Sky Conference 42nd on the conference's list of "50 Greatest Male He was a charter member of  the University of Idaho Athletics Hall of Fame Hendren died at age 70 in 2018.