Derrick Shepard, WR from the University of Oklahoma, was an undrafted Free Agent out of college in 1987. He signed with the Washington Redskins and appeared in 7 games with the Redskins over the next 2 seasons, failing to catch a single pass. He was traded to the New Orleans Saints in 1989 and appeared in 4 games before being waived. He signed on with the Dallas Cowboys and played the next 11 games in Dallas catching a career high 18 passes for 268 yards and 1 touchdown. Derrick played in 14 more games with the Cowboys over the next 2 seasons as a special teams player. Derrick played in the NFL for 5 seasons, catching 20 passes for 304 yards and 1 touchdown. After his playing days, Shepard went in to coaching. First at the High School level then at Division 1 College with Wyoming. Derrick Shepard died suddenly of a heart attack while playing racket ball in August of 1999.

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