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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Riggins | 0 |
Statements (42)
| 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
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| 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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