These are 'Boom' days for Herron, Buckeyes
by Doug Lesmerises Thursday September 04, 2008, 5:42 AM
With Beanie Wells hurting, backup Boom Herron gets chance to live up to his nickname
Dan Herron gets his shot to live up to nickname
Columbus - The nickname started as a misinterpretation. David and Brenda Herron named their sons David and Daniel, then gave them each a frontier moniker - "Crockett" for David and "Boone" for Daniel.
By high school, Boone Herron was hitting holes and busting up tacklers. And though he kept his original nickname with his family, to the football world, including coaches at Ohio State, he became "Boom."
"I wouldn't say he's fearless," said older brother David, a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings, "but he's not going to back down from something."
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