Johnny Roland
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[edit] Biography
Johnny Roland (Johnny Earl Roland) was born on May 21, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. After going to high school at Roy Miller (Corpus Christi, TX), Roland attended the University of Missouri. Roland made his professional debut in the NFL in 1966 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that 1967 was Johnny Roland's best year, as he ran for 876 yards and ran in 10 TDs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 192 | 695 | 3.6 | 5 | 50 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 234 | 876 | 3.7 | 10 | 70 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 121 | 455 | 3.8 | 2 | 45 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 138 | 498 | 3.6 | 5 | 21 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 94 | 392 | 4.2 | 3 | 20 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 78 | 278 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 105 | 414 | 3.9 | 2 | 18 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 53 | 142 | 2.7 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 1015 | 3750 | 3.7 | 28 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 21 | 213 | 10.1 | 0 | 37 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 20 | 269 | 13.5 | 1 | 41 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 40 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 12 | 136 | 11.3 | 1 | 23 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 1 | 20 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 15 | 108 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 38 | 321 | 8.4 | 2 | 27 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 22 | 190 | 8.6 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 153 | 1430 | 9.3 | 6 | 0 | ||
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | FC | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 20 | 221 | 11.1 | 18 | 86t | 1 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 10 | 140 | 14 | 10 | 74t | 1 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 49 | 452 | 9.2 | 52 | 0 | 2 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 130 | 16.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 145.8 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 130 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 61.9 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 15 | 347 | 23.1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 0 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 25 | 507 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYG | NFL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 year NFL career | 104 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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[edit] See Also
[edit] Awards
- Won the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year in 1966
[edit] Categories
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