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JOHNNIE DIRDEN

Dirden, Johnnie B., Jr.
Position: WR
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
Born: March 14, 1952 Houston, TX
High School: Stephen F. Austin (Houston, TX)

Year	College	Status
1974	Sam Houston State
1975	Sam Houston State	Lettered

Draft: 10th round (Supplemental Draft) 1978 Houston Oilers

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL	81	WR	16	0
1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL	80	WR	4	0
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL	87	WR	6	0
1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL	89	WR	7	0
1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL	80	WR	8	8
1983 Year (USFL)1983 Year USFL			15	8
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL	89	WR
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			26	0

Transaction	Date	Team
10th	7/14/1978	1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL
Signed		1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL
Released	8/29/1978	1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL
Signed	8/30/1978	1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL
Released	8/27/1979	1979 Houston Oilers (NFL)1979 HOU NFL
Signed	11/21/1979	1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL
Released	8/19/1980	1980 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1980 KC NFL
Signed		1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1981 WPG CFL
Released	6/29/1981	1981 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1981 WPG CFL
Signed	7/10/1981	1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL
Released	8/31/1981	1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL
Signed	9/1/1981	1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL
Released	10/16/1981	1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL
Signed	11/1/1982	1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL
Released	2/27/1983	1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL
Assigned on Waivers	2/28/1983	1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL
Traded	5/12/1983	1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL
Signed	3/9/1984	1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL
Free Agent		1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	12

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0		0	0	0
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL		3		22	7.3	12	0		0	0
1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL		17		301	17.7	75t	2				0
1983 Year (USFL)1983 Year USFL		20		323	16.2	75t	2
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL		12		146	12.2	27	0			0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL	32		780	24.4	60	0
1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL	7		154	22.0	32	0		0
1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL	3	0	45	15.0	22	0		0	0
1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL	16		322	20.1	41	0
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL	7		112	16.0	27	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	42	0	979	23.3	60	0		0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1978 Houston Oilers (NFL)1978 HOU NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1979 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1979 KC NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1983 Birmingham Stallions (USFL)1983 BIR USFL	1		0	0		0	0
1983 Denver Gold (USFL)1983 DEN USFL	0	0	1	0		0	0
1983 Year (USFL)1983 Year USFL	1		1		1	0
1984 Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL)1984 PIT USFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2		0	0	0	0	0

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