John Niland

Niland, John Hugh
Position: OG
Height: 6-4 Weight: 247
Born: February 29, 1944 Quincy, MA
Died: August 15, 2026 McKinney, TX
High School: Amityville Memorial (Amityville, NY)
YearCollegeParticipation
1962Iowa
1963IowaLettered
1964IowaLettered
1965IowaLettered
Draft: 13th round (116th overall) 1966 Oakland Raiders; 1st round (5th overall) 1966 Dallas Cowboys
NFL Game Logs
NFL Playoff Statistics
Roster Key • Stat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL76LOG134
1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL76LOG1414
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL76LOG1414
1969 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1969 DAL NFL76LOG1414
1970 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1970 DAL NFL76LOG1412
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1971 DAL NFL76LOG1414
1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL76LOG1414
1973 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1973 DAL NFL76LOG1313
1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL76LOG1413
1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL74LOG1413
10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL138125
TeamDateTransaction
1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)Oakland Raiders11/27/1965Draft
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys11/27/1965Draft
1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas CowboysSigned
1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)Philadelphia Eagles9/15/1975Traded
1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)Philadelphia EaglesInjured Reserve
1977 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)Philadelphia EaglesReleased
AWARDS
1969 Associated Press All-NFL
1969 Associated Press All-NFL
1969 Associated Press All-NFL
1969 New York Daily News All-NFL
1970 United Press International All-NFC
1971 Associated Press All-NFL
1971 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1971 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1971 Assoiciated Press All-NFC
1971 The Sporting News All-NFC
1971 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
1972 Associated Press All-NFL
1972 Associated Press All-NFL
1972 Pro Bowl All-NFC
1972 Assoiciated Press All-NFC
1972 United Press International All-NFC
1972 The Sporting News All-NFC
1973 Assoiciated Press All-NFC
1973 United Press International All-NFC
1973 The Sporting News All-NFC
1974 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
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1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL100---00-06
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL100---00-06
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1968 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1968 DAL NFL0001100
1969 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1969 DAL NFL0010100
1972 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1972 DAL NFL0020211
1974 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1974 DAL NFL0010100
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0041511