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JOHN RIGGINS

Riggins, Robert John (The Diesel, Riggo)
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230
Born: August 4, 1949 Centralia, KS
High School: Centralia (KS)

Year	College	Status
1967	Kansas
1968	Kansas	Lettered
1969	Kansas	Lettered
1970	Kansas	Lettered

Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1971 New York Jets

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NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1971 New York Jets (NFL)	44	RB	14	14
1972 New York Jets (NFL)	44	RB	12	11
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	44	RB	11	9
1974 New York Jets (NFL)	44	RB	10	10
1975 New York Jets (NFL)	44	RB	14	14
1976 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	RB	14	14
1977 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	RB	5	5
1978 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	FB	15	15
1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	FB	16	15
1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	FB	15	4
1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	FB	8	8
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	RB	15	15
1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	RB	14	14
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)	44	RB	12	11
14 Years (NFL)			175	159

AWARDS
1983 Maxwell Club NFL Player of the Year
1983 Associated Press All-NFL
1983 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1983 Pro Football Writers of America All-NFL
1983 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC
1983 United Press International All-NFC
1992 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1971 New York Jets (NFL)	3	0	0					0	0		-	0	18
1972 New York Jets (NFL)	8	0	0					0	0		-	0	48
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	4	0	0					0	0		-	0	24
1974 New York Jets (NFL)	7	0	0					0	0		-	0	42
1975 New York Jets (NFL)	9	0	0					0	0		-	0	54
1976 Washington Redskins (NFL)	4	0	0					0	0		-	0	24
1977 Washington Redskins (NFL)	2	0	0					0	0		-	0	12
1978 Washington Redskins (NFL)	5	0	0					0	0		-	0	30
1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)	12	0	0					0	0		-	0	72
1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)	13	0	0					0	0		-	0	78
1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)	3	0	0					0	0		-	0	18
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)	24	0	0					0	0		-	0	144
1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)	14	0	0					0	0		-	0	84
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)	8	0	0					0	0		-	0	48
Career Totals (NFL)	116	0	0					0	0		-	0	696

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1971 New York Jets (NFL)	180	769	4.3	25	1			0
1972 New York Jets (NFL)	207	944	4.6	40	7
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	134	482	3.6	15	4		0	0
1974 New York Jets (NFL)	169	680	4.0	34	5			0
1975 New York Jets (NFL)	238	1005	4.2	42	8
1976 Washington Redskins (NFL)	162	572	3.5	15	3		0	0
1977 Washington Redskins (NFL)	68	203	3.0	12	0		0	0	0
1978 Washington Redskins (NFL)	248	1014	4.1	31	5			0
1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)	260	1153	4.4	66t	9
1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)	195	714	3.7	24	13			0
1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)	177	553	3.1	19	3		0	0
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)	375	1347	3.6	44	24
1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)	327	1239	3.8	24	14			0
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)	176	677	3.8	51	8
Career Totals (NFL)	2916	11352	3.9	66t	104		0	0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	G20+	G40+	RTG
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
Career Totals (NFL)	2	0	0.0	2	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1971 New York Jets (NFL)		36		231	6.4	32t	2			0
1972 New York Jets (NFL)		21		230	11.0	67t	1
1973 New York Jets (NFL)		23		158	6.9	19	0		0	0
1974 New York Jets (NFL)		19		180	9.5	32	2			0
1975 New York Jets (NFL)		30		363	12.1	34	1			0
1976 Washington Redskins (NFL)		21		172	8.2	18	1		0	0
1977 Washington Redskins (NFL)		7		95	13.6	53t	2				0
1978 Washington Redskins (NFL)		31		299	9.6	33	0			0
1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)		28		163	5.8	23	3			0
1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)		6		59	9.8	22	0			0
1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)		10		50	5.0	11	0		0	0
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)		5		29	5.8	14	0		0	0
1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)		7		43	6.1	11	0		0	0
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)		6		18	3.0	8	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)		250		2090	8.4	67t	12		0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1971 New York Jets (NFL)	6		1	1	2	-7	0
1972 New York Jets (NFL)	2		0	0	0	0	0
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	6		1	0	1	0	0
1974 New York Jets (NFL)	3		2	0	2	0	0
1975 New York Jets (NFL)	5		1	0	1	0	0
1976 Washington Redskins (NFL)	6		1	0	1	0	0
1978 Washington Redskins (NFL)	7		1	0	1	0	0
1979 Washington Redskins (NFL)	5		0	0	0	0	0
1981 Washington Redskins (NFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
1982 Washington Redskins (NFL)	2		0	0	0	0	0
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)	5		0	0	0	0	0
1984 Washington Redskins (NFL)	7		0	0	0	0	0
1985 Washington Redskins (NFL)	3		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	58		7	1	8	-7	0

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