John Willard Hadl
Position: QB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 214 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: February 15, 1940 in Lawrence, KS
College: Kansas (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 3rd round (24th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 105 (105th overall since 1950)
6-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 1 | 1963 | 5 | 1963-10-13 | 23-240 | SDG | NYJ | W 24-20 | 8 | 12 | 66.67% | 134 | 1 | 0 | 131.9 | 11.17 | 12.83 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 2 | 1965 | 9 | 1965-11-07 | 25-265 | SDG | @ | DEN | W 35-21 | 13 | 23 | 56.52% | 256 | 3 | 2 | 98.9 | 11.13 | 9.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GWD | |
| 3 | 1965 | 11 | 1965-11-25 | 25-283 | SDG | BUF | T 20-20 | 18 | 37 | 48.65% | 315 | 0 | 2 | 55.6 | 8.51 | 6.08 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 4QC | |
| 4 | 1965 | 13 | 1965-12-12 | 25-300 | SDG | @ | HOU | W 37-26 | 11 | 25 | 44.00% | 146 | 1 | 1 | 59.7 | 5.84 | 4.84 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 5 | 1966 | 12 | 1966-12-04 | 26-292 | SDG | @ | HOU | W 28-22 | 20 | 35 | 57.14% | 341 | 4 | 3 | 92.7 | 9.74 | 8.17 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 6 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-09 | 27-206 | SDG | BOS | W 28-14 | 15 | 29 | 51.72% | 242 | 2 | 1 | 88.6 | 8.34 | 8.17 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | GWD | |
| 7 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-08 | 27-235 | SDG | BOS | T 31-31 | 17 | 29 | 58.62% | 249 | 3 | 0 | 121.2 | 8.59 | 10.66 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 4QC | |
| 8 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-19 | 27-277 | SDG | @ | KAN | W 17-16 | 11 | 23 | 47.83% | 139 | 1 | 1 | 63.5 | 6.04 | 4.96 | 5 | -4 | -0.80 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
| 9 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-23 | 27-281 | SDG | DEN | W 24-20 | 13 | 26 | 50.00% | 202 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 7.77 | 6.04 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 10 | 1968 | 2 | 1968-09-21 | 28-219 | SDG | HOU | W 30-14 | 17 | 28 | 60.71% | 265 | 1 | 2 | 74.3 | 9.46 | 6.96 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 11 | 1969 | 4 | 1969-10-04 | 29-231 | SDG | CIN | W 21-14 | 17 | 27 | 62.96% | 238 | 0 | 1 | 75.8 | 8.81 | 7.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | GWD | ||
| 12 | 1969 | 6 | 1969-10-19 | 29-246 | SDG | @ | BOS | W 13-10 | 15 | 26 | 57.69% | 163 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 6.27 | 6.27 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1 | 4QC / GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 13 | 1970 | 2 | 1970-09-27 | 30-224 | SDG | OAK | T 27-27 | 10 | 25 | 40.00% | 242 | 3 | 2 | 82.0 | 9.68 | 8.48 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 4QC | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 14 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-19 | 31-216 | SDG | KAN | W 21-14 | 17 | 37 | 45.95% | 260 | 2 | 1 | 76.4 | 7.03 | 6.89 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | |
| 15 | 1971 | 9 | 1971-11-15 | 31-273 | SDG | STL | W 20-17 | 20 | 28 | 71.43% | 216 | 1 | 1 | 90.8 | 7.71 | 6.82 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | GWD | |
| 16 | 1971 | 12 | 1971-12-05 | 31-293 | SDG | MIN | W 30-14 | 20 | 29 | 68.97% | 165 | 2 | 1 | 91.9 | 5.69 | 5.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4QC / GWD | ||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 17 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 32-229 | SDG | @ | OAK | T 17-17 | 9 | 13 | 69.23% | 156 | 0 | 1 | 77.7 | 12.00 | 8.54 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 4QC |
| 18 | 1972 | 4 | 1972-10-08 | 32-236 | SDG | @ | BAL | W 23-20 | 12 | 20 | 60.00% | 148 | 0 | 3 | 43.3 | 7.40 | 0.65 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 19 | 1975 | 5 | 1975-10-19 | 35-246 | GNB | @ | DAL | W 19-17 | 15 | 28 | 53.57% | 174 | 1 | 2 | 54.8 | 6.21 | 3.71 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 4QC / GWD |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 1 | 1965 | 3 | 1965-09-26 | 25-223 | SDG | KAN | T 10-10 | 11 | 27 | 40.74% | 82 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | 3.04 | -1.96 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | QB deserves no credit | |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 2 | 1969 | 12 | 1969-11-27 | 29-285 | SDG | @ | HOU | W 21-17 | 12 | 17 | 70.59% | 144 | 0 | 0 | 96.2 | 8.47 | 8.47 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | QB deserves no credit |
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Notes | ||||||
| 3 | 1970 | 9 | 1970-11-15 | 30-273 | SDG | @ | BOS | W 16-14 | 16 | 36 | 44.44% | 238 | 2 | 0 | 85.2 | 6.61 | 7.72 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | QB deserves no credit |