John Riggins
[edit] Biography
John Riggins (Robert Riggins) was born on August 4, 1949 in Centralia, Kansas. After going to high school at Centralia (KS), Riggins attended the University of Kansas. Riggins made his professional debut in the NFL in 1971 with the New York Jets. He played for the Washington Redskins and New York Jets over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that 1983 was John Riggins's best year, as he ran for 1347 yards and ran in 24 TDs.
He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 180
| 769
| 4.3
| 1
| 25
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 207
| 944
| 4.6
| 7
| 40
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 134
| 482
| 3.6
| 4
| 15
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 169
| 680
| 4
| 5
| 34
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 238
| 1005
| 4.2
| 8
| 42
|
| 1976
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 162
| 572
| 3.5
| 3
| 15
|
| 1977
| WAS
| NFL
| 5
| 68
| 203
| 3
| 0
| 12
|
| 1978
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 248
| 1014
| 4.1
| 5
| 31
|
| 1979
| WAS
| NFL
| 16
| 260
| 1153
| 4.4
| 9
| 66t
|
| 1981
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 195
| 714
| 3.7
| 13
| 24
|
| 1982
| WAS
| NFL
| 8
| 177
| 553
| 3.1
| 3
| 19
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 375
| 1347
| 3.6
| 24
| 44
|
| 1984
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 327
| 1239
| 3.8
| 14
| 24
|
| 1985
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 176
| 677
| 3.8
| 8
| 51
|
| 14 year NFL career
| 175
| 2916
| 11352
| 3.9
| 104
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 36
| 231
| 6.4
| 2
| 32t
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 21
| 230
| 11
| 1
| 67t
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 23
| 158
| 6.9
| 0
| 19
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 19
| 180
| 9.5
| 2
| 32
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 30
| 363
| 12.1
| 1
| 34
|
| 1976
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 21
| 172
| 8.2
| 1
| 18
|
| 1977
| WAS
| NFL
| 5
| 7
| 95
| 13.6
| 2
| 53t
|
| 1978
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 31
| 299
| 9.6
| 0
| 33
|
| 1979
| WAS
| NFL
| 16
| 28
| 163
| 5.8
| 3
| 23
|
| 1981
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 6
| 59
| 9.8
| 0
| 22
|
| 1982
| WAS
| NFL
| 8
| 10
| 50
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 5
| 29
| 5.8
| 0
| 14
|
| 1984
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 43
| 6.1
| 0
| 11
|
| 1985
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 14 year NFL career
| 175
| 250
| 2090
| 8.4
| 12
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 1
| -7
| 0
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| WAS
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| WAS
| NFL
| 16
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| WAS
| NFL
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 14 year NFL career
| 175
| 58
| 7
| 1
| -7
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1971
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| NYJ
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NYJ
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NYJ
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NYJ
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| WAS
| NFL
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| WAS
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| WAS
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| WAS
| NFL
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1984
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 14 year NFL career
| 175
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
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- Won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 1978
- Won the Super Bowl MVP in 1982
- Won the Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) in 1983
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