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...James McCoy Jones, an associate professor in Harvard's Social Psychology Department, may be headed for the bestseller list with an extraordinary work on a much maligned and misunderstood athlete, Mack Herron of the Atlanta Falcons...
Jones, who teaches "Psychology of Humor," "Black Lives," and the popular spring course, "Sport, Play and Society," is in the process of putting the final touches on an extensive sociological biography on Herron, a 5'5" dynamo running back who captured the fancy of New England Patriot football fans with a record-setting performance in 1974. 'Mini-Mac' eclipsed the all-time N.F.L. total offense record set by Gale Sayers with 2444 yards last year...
...People know so little about Herron," Jones said in an interview yesterday. "They know he played in Canada, then some hazy story about a drug conviction, and then that the Patriots picked him up, The press, the fans, the coach, and the Patriot organization--none of them took the time to find out about the real Mack Herron...
...Herron's stormy career came full-circle this season when suddenly the announcement came from Foxboro that Herron had been given his unconditional release. The official explanation of his release cited a party Herron had thrown for teammate Leon Gray, a Patriot offensive tackle, on a Friday night prior to a Sunday game...
...Teacher. The aggressive young linemen like John Hannah and Leon Gray who open holes for Herron and Cunningham also block pass rushers for Quarterback Jim Plunkett, a novel experience for the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner from Stanford. Plunkett spent his first three years in New England ducking tacklers. He has responded to the new security blanket by tossing 14 touchdown passes...