Johnny Sample
John B. Sample Jr.
Born: June 15, 1937
Cape Charles, VA USA
Deceased: April 26, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 203
College: Md-Eastern Shore
High School: Overbrook (Philadelphia, PA)
Career: 1958-1968
Drafted: 1958 in Round 7, #79 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Johnny Sample played from 1958 to 1968 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Sample intercepted 41 passes for 439 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 25 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 26 | 283 | 10.9 | 55 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 42 | 0 |
| NFL | 68 | 559 | 8.2 | 55 | 1 | |
| Totals | 68 | 559 | 8.2 | 55 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 17 | 457 | 26.9 | 50 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 18 | 519 | 28.8 | 94 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 532 | 23.1 | 59 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| NFL | 60 | 1560 | 26.0 | 94 | 1 | |
| Totals | 60 | 1560 | 26.0 | 94 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 42 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 41 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 39 | 1 |
| NFL | 24 | 266 | 11.1 | 42 | 2 | |
| AFL | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 41 | 2 | |
| Totals | 41 | 439 | 10.7 | 42 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 12 | 5 |
| 1960 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 11 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | New York Jets | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (2nd Team)
