Herring attended Amarillo High School and excelled at football while being pursued by the school's wrestling coach to try wrestling.
He then left for Texas football powerhouse Amarillo High School, which had won four state championships under coaches Blair Cherry and Howard Lynch.
He attended Belmar Elementary, Crockett Junior High School, and he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1975.
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