John

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John is the nickname of John Riggins, a former American football running back best known for his Hall of Fame career with the Washington Redskins in the NFL.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
birthName Robert John Riggins NERFINISHED
collegeAttended University of Kansas NERFINISHED
collegeTeam Kansas Jayhawks football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1949-08-04
draftedBy New York Jets NERFINISHED
draftLeague National Football League
surface form: NFL
draftPickNumber 6
draftRound 1
draftYear 1971
gender male
givenName John self-linksurface differs
hallOfFameInduction College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Pro Football Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1992
height 6 ft 2 in
jerseyNumber 44
knownFor Hall of Fame career with the Washington Redskins
fourth-and-1 touchdown run in Super Bowl XVII
postseason rushing performances
languageOfWorkOrName English
league National Football League
memberOfSportsTeam New York Jets
Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
name John Riggins
nickname John NERFINISHED
Riggo
notableAchievement First Washington player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season three times
NFL single-postseason rushing yards record at time of retirement
occupation American football player
placeOfBirth Seneca, Kansas, USA
surface form: Seneca, Kansas, United States
playedForYears New York Jets 1971–1975
Washington Redskins 1976–1979
Washington Redskins 1981–1985
positionPlayed running back
retiredFromPlaying 1985
sport American football
styleOfPlay power running
superBowlChampion Super Bowl XVII NERFINISHED
superBowlMVP Super Bowl XVII NERFINISHED
weight approximately 230 lb

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John givenName John self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John Riggins
John Riggins nickname John