John Riggins
Robert John Riggins "Diesel"
Born: August 4, 1949
Centralia, KS USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Kansas
High School: Centralia (KS)
Career: 1971-1985
Drafted: 1971 in Round 1, #6 overall by the New York Jets
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992
John Riggins played from 1971 to 1985 during his career with the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Riggins ran for 11,352 yards in his career on 2,916 attempts, scoring 104 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 250 passes for 2,090 yards and 12 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1985 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 180 | 769 | 4.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 207 | 944 | 4.6 | 40 | 7 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 134 | 482 | 3.6 | 15 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 169 | 680 | 4.0 | 34 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 238 | 1005 | 4.2 | 42 | 8 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 162 | 572 | 3.5 | 15 | 3 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 68 | 203 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 248 | 1014 | 4.1 | 31 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 260 | 1153 | 4.4 | 66 | 9 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 195 | 714 | 3.7 | 24 | 13 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 177 | 553 | 3.1 | 19 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 375 | 1347 | 3.6 | 44 | 24 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 327 | 1239 | 3.8 | 24 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL Washington Redskins | 176 | 677 | 3.8 | 51 | 8 |
| Totals | 2916 | 11352 | 3.9 | 66 | 104 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 36 | 231 | 6.4 | 32 | 2 |
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 21 | 230 | 11.0 | 67 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 23 | 158 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 19 | 180 | 9.5 | 32 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 30 | 363 | 12.1 | 34 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 18 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 53 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 299 | 9.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 28 | 163 | 5.8 | 23 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 250 | 2090 | 8.4 | 67 | 12 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL New York Jets | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL New York Jets | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL New York Jets | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Washington Redskins | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Totals | 104 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | New York Jets | 12 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL | New York Jets | 11 | 11 |
| 1974 | NFL | New York Jets | 10 | 9 |
| 1975 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 5 | 5 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 15 |
| 1979 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 15 |
| 1984 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 11 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1980s Team
1978 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
1982 - Super Bowl MVP
1983 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Honors
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
