John MendenhallMendenhall, John RufusHeight: 6-1 Weight: 255 Born: December 3, 1948 Cullen, LA Died: February 26, 2021 Cullen, LA High School: Charles Brown (Springfield, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Grambling State | |
| 1969 | Grambling State | |
| 1970 | Grambling State | |
| 1971 | Grambling State |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL | 64 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL | 64 | RDT | 8 | 8 |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL)1974 NYG NFL | 64 | RDT | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL | 64 | RDT | 9 | 8 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 66 | LDT-RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL)1977 NYG NFL | 64 | LDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL)1978 NYG NFL | 64 | LDT | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL | 64 | LDT-NG | 13 | 11 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 64 | RDT | 15 | 12 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 116 | 110 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/1/1972 | 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL | |
| Pro Draft | 3/18/1974 | 1974 Philadelphia Bell (WFL)1974 PHI WFL |
| Released | 6/16/1980 | 1979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/7/1980 | 1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL |
| Released | 8/18/1980 | 1980 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1980 GB NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 8/19/1980 | 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL |
| Released | 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL | 4.0 | |
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL)1973 NYG NFL | 6.0 | |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL)1974 NYG NFL | 7.0 | |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL)1975 NYG NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 6.0 | |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL)1977 NYG NFL | 10.0 | |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL)1978 NYG NFL | 4.5 | 33.0 |
| 1979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL | 1.5 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 4.0 | 28.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL)1972 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL)1974 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL)1976 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL)1977 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL)1978 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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