John Riggins

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Robert John Riggins (Diesel or Riggo)

Position: RB

6-2, 230lb (188cm, 104kg)

Born: August 4, 1949 in Centralia, KS

College: Kansas (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 90 (260th overall since 1960)

High School: Centralia (KS)

Draft: New York Jets in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1992 (Full List)

Twitter: @riggo44

SUMMARY

Career

175

120

Rush

2916

Yds

11352

Y/A

3.9

104

FantPt

1982.2

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1971	22	NYJ	FB	44	14	14	180	769	1	25	4.3	54.9	12.9	36	231	6.4	2	32	2.6	16.5	216	4.6	1000	3	6	11	AP ORoY-3
1972	23	NYJ	FB	44	12	11	207	944	7	40	4.6	78.7	17.3	21	230	11.0	1	67	1.8	19.2	228	5.1	1174	8	2	13
1973	24	NYJ	FB	44	11	9	134	482	4	15	3.6	43.8	12.2	23	158	6.9	0	19	2.1	14.4	157	4.1	640	4	6	5
1974	25	NYJ	FB	44	10	10	169	680	5	34	4.0	68.0	16.9	19	180	9.5	2	32	1.9	18.0	188	4.6	860	7	3	9
1975*	26	NYJ	FB	44	14	14	238	1005	8	42	4.2	71.8	17.0	30	363	12.1	1	34	2.1	25.9	268	5.1	1368	9	5	14	PB
1976	27	WAS	FB	44	14	14	162	572	3	15	3.5	40.9	11.6	21	172	8.2	1	18	1.5	12.3	183	4.1	744	4	6	7
1977	28	WAS	FB	44	5	5	68	203	0	12	3.0	40.6	13.6	7	95	13.6	2	53	1.4	19.0	75	4.0	298	2	0	3
1978	29	WAS	FB	44	15	15	248	1014	5	31	4.1	67.6	16.5	31	299	9.6	0	33	2.1	19.9	279	4.7	1313	5	7	9
1979	30	WAS	FB	44	16	15	260	1153	9	66	4.4	72.1	16.3	28	163	5.8	3	23	1.8	10.2	288	4.6	1316	12	5	12
1980		Missed season - Contract dispute
1981	32	WAS	RB	44	15	4	195	714	13	24	3.7	47.6	13.0	6	59	9.8	0	22	0.4	3.9	201	3.8	773	13	1	5
1982	33	WAS	RB	44	8	8	177	553	3	19	3.1	69.1	22.1	10	50	5.0	0	11	1.3	6.3	187	3.2	603	3	2	8
1983+	34	WAS	RB	44	15	15	375	1347	24	44	3.6	89.8	25.0	5	29	5.8	0	14	0.3	1.9	380	3.6	1376	24	5	11	AP MVP-4, AP OPoY-4, AP1
1984	35	WAS	RB	44	14	14	327	1239	14	24	3.8	88.5	23.4	7	43	6.1	0	11	0.5	3.1	334	3.8	1282	14	7	9
1985	36	WAS	RB	44	12	11	176	677	8	51	3.8	56.4	14.7	6	18	3.0	0	8	0.5	1.5	182	3.8	695	8	3	4
Career					175	159	2916	11352	104	66	3.9	64.9	16.7	250	2090	8.4	12	67	1.4	11.9	3166	4.2	13442	116	58	120
9 yrs		WAS			114	101	1988	7472	79	66	3.8	65.5	17.4	121	928	7.7	6	53	1.1	8.1	2109	4.0	8400	85	36	68
5 yrs		NYJ			61	58	928	3880	25	42	4.2	63.6	15.2	129	1162	9.0	6	67	2.1	19.0	1057	4.8	5042	31	22	52

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1976	27	WAS		1	1	7	30	0	16	4.3	30.0	7.0	4	29	7.3	0	13	4.0	29.0	11	5.4	59	0	0
1982	33	WAS	RB	4	4	136	610	4	43	4.5	152.5	34.0	1	15	15.0	0	15	0.3	3.8	137	4.6	625	4	0
1983+	34	WAS	RB	3	3	87	306	6	23	3.5	102.0	29.0	1	1	1.0	0	1	0.3	0.3	88	3.5	307	6	0
1984	35	WAS	RB	1	1	21	50	2	8	2.4	50.0	21.0				0				21	2.4	50	2	0
Career				9	9	251	996	12	43	4.0	110.7	27.9	6	45	7.5	0	15	0.7	5.0	257	4.1	1041	12

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Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1971	22	NYJ	FB	44	14	14			0				6	2	-7	0	0.0
1972	23	NYJ	FB	44	12	11			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1973	24	NYJ	FB	44	11	9			0				6	1	0	0	0.0
1974	25	NYJ	FB	44	10	10			0				3	2	0	0	0.0
1975*	26	NYJ	FB	44	14	14			0				5	1	0	0	0.0
1976	27	WAS	FB	44	14	14			0				6	1	0	0	0.0
1978	29	WAS	FB	44	15	15			0				7	1	0	0	0.0
1979	30	WAS	FB	44	16	15			0				5	0	0	0	0.0
1981	32	WAS	RB	44	15	4			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1982	33	WAS	RB	44	8	8			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1983+	34	WAS	RB	44	15	15			0				5	0	0	0	0.0
1984	35	WAS	RB	44	14	14			0				7	0	0	0	0.0
1985	36	WAS	RB	44	12	11			0				3	0	0	0	0.0
Career					175	159			0				58	8	-7	0	0.0
9 yrs		WAS			114	101			0				36	2	0	0	0.0
5 yrs		NYJ			61	58			0				22	6	-7	0	0.0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Playoffs

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A
1983+	34	WAS	RB	44	15	15	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
1985	36	WAS	RB	44	12	11	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
Career					175	159	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
9 yrs		WAS			114	101	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.6	0	0	0.0	0.00	0.00
5 yrs		NYJ			61	58

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1983+	34	WAS	RB	3	3	0-0	1	1	100.0	36	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	36.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	118.7	0	0	0.0	36.00	36.00
Career				9	9	0-0	1	1	100.0	36	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	36.0	36.0	36.0	4.0	118.7	0	0	0.0	36.00	36.00

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

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Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1971	22	NYJ	FB	44	14	14	1	2	3		18	1.3
1972	23	NYJ	FB	44	12	11	7	1	8		48	4.0
1973	24	NYJ	FB	44	11	9	4		4		24	2.2
1974	25	NYJ	FB	44	10	10	5	2	7		42	4.2
1975*	26	NYJ	FB	44	14	14	8	1	9		54	3.9
1976	27	WAS	FB	44	14	14	3	1	4		24	1.7
1977	28	WAS	FB	44	5	5		2	2		12	2.4
1978	29	WAS	FB	44	15	15	5		5		30	2.0
1979	30	WAS	FB	44	16	15	9	3	12		72	4.5
1981	32	WAS	RB	44	15	4	13		13		78	5.2
1982	33	WAS	RB	44	8	8	3		3		18	2.3
1983+	34	WAS	RB	44	15	15	24		24		144	9.6
1984	35	WAS	RB	44	14	14	14		14		84	6.0
1985	36	WAS	RB	44	12	11	8		8		48	4.0
Career					175	159	104	12	116	0	696	4.0
9 yrs		WAS			114	101	79	6	85	0	510	4.5
5 yrs		NYJ			61	58	25	6	31	0	186	3.0

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	Pts	Pts/G
1982	33	WAS	RB	4	4	4	4	24	6.0
1983+	34	WAS	RB	3	3	6	6	36	12.0
1984	35	WAS	RB	1	1	2	2	12	12.0
Career				9	9	12	12	72	8.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John Riggins?

John Riggins is 73 years old.

When was John Riggins born?

John Riggins was born on August 4, 1949.

Where was John Riggins born?

John Riggins was born in Centralia, KS.

How tall is John Riggins?

John Riggins is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did John Riggins weigh when playing?

John Riggins weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing.

Is John Riggins in the Hall of Fame?

John Riggins was elected into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1992.

How many games did John Riggins play?

John Riggins played 175 games over his career.

How many receiving yards did John Riggins have?

John Riggins had 11,352 receiving yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has John Riggins won?

John Riggins has won 1 Super Bowl.

When did John Riggins retire?

John Riggins last played in 1985.

What is John Riggins' Twitter account?

John Riggins is on Twitter at riggo44.

What are John Riggins' nicknames?

Diesel, Riggo are nicknames for John Riggins.

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