John Riggins

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American football player Pro Football Hall of Famer human

John Riggins is a Hall of Fame NFL running back best known for his powerful rushing style and key role in leading Washington to victory in Super Bowl XVII.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player ⓘ
Pro Football Hall of Famer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allProSelection 1983 ⓘ
careerReceivingTouchdowns 12 ⓘ
careerReceivingYards 2090 ⓘ
careerReceptions 250 ⓘ
careerRushingTouchdowns 104 ⓘ
careerRushingYards 11352 ⓘ
collegeAttended University of Kansas ⓘ
collegeTeam Kansas Jayhawks football ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1949-08-04 ⓘ
draftedBy New York Jets ⓘ
draftPickNumber 6 ⓘ
draftRound 1 ⓘ
draftYear 1971 ⓘ
fullName Robert John Riggins ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1992 ⓘ
height 6 ft 2 in ⓘ
highSchoolAttended Centralia High School ⓘ
jerseyNumber 44 ⓘ
knownFor key role in Washington’s victory in Super Bowl XVII ⓘ
powerful rushing style ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
nflRushingTouchdownsLeader 1983 ⓘ
1984 ⓘ
nflRushingYardsLeader 1983 ⓘ
nickname John ⓘ
Riggo ⓘ
The Diesel ⓘ
notablePlay 43-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-1 in Super Bowl XVII ⓘ
opponentInSuperBowlXVII Miami Dolphins ⓘ
placeOfBirth Centralia, Kansas, United States ⓘ
playedFor New York Jets ⓘ
Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Redskins
playedFrom 1971 ⓘ
playedUntil 1985 ⓘ
positionPlayed running back ⓘ
proBowlSelection 1975 ⓘ
retiredNumberBy Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Redskins
ringOfFame Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
superBowlChampion Super Bowl XVII ⓘ
superBowlMVP Super Bowl XVII ⓘ
teamInSuperBowlXVII Washington Commanders ⓘ
surface form: Washington Redskins
weight 230 lb ⓘ

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Super Bowl XVII → MVP → John Riggins ⓘ
Centralia High School → hasAlumnus → John Riggins ⓘ
subject surface form: Centralia, Kansas
The Diesel → hasRealName → John Riggins ⓘ
John → name → John Riggins ⓘ
subject surface form: John Riggins
Robert John Riggins → nickname → John Riggins ⓘ
Riggo → realName → John Riggins ⓘ
The Diesel → refersTo → John Riggins ⓘ