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Tagliabue, Upshaw in attendance at Herrion service

Associated Press

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Thomas Herrion was remembered as a wonderful friend and teammate Tuesday night at a memorial service for the San Francisco 49ers' offensive lineman who collapsed and died after a preseason game last week. About 500 people attended the service, including NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, union head Gene Upshaw and all of Herrion's teammates and coaches in San Francisco. Herrion's mother and brother sat near the front along with his fellow offensive linemen. "He was ...

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