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John Brockington
John Stanley Brockington
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 7, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY
College: Ohio St. (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 53 (1358th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1971*+ | 23 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 216 | 1105 | 4 | 52 | 5.1 | 78.9 | 15.4 | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 1 | 29 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1203 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 1972* | 24 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 274 | 1027 | 8 | 30 | 3.7 | 73.4 | 19.6 | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 1 | 48 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 1270 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 1973* | 25 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 265 | 1144 | 3 | 53 | 4.3 | 81.7 | 18.9 | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 0 | 37 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 1272 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1974 | 26 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 266 | 883 | 5 | 33 | 3.3 | 63.1 | 19.0 | 43 | 314 | 7.3 | 0 | 29 | 3.1 | 22.4 | 1197 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1975 | 27 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 144 | 434 | 7 | 19 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 10.3 | 33 | 242 | 7.3 | 1 | 21 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 676 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 1976 | 28 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 9 | 117 | 406 | 2 | 29 | 3.5 | 29.0 | 8.4 | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 455 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1977 | 29 | 2TM | 11 | 0 | 65 | 186 | 1 | 12 | 2.9 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 21 | 223 | 10.6 | 1 | 48 | 1.9 | 20.3 | 409 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| GNB | 42 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 2.3 | 25.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KAN | FB | 43 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 161 | 1 | 12 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 1 | 48 | 1.9 | 22.2 | 383 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Career | 95 | 9 | 1347 | 5185 | 30 | 53 | 3.8 | 54.6 | 14.2 | 157 | 1297 | 8.3 | 4 | 48 | 1.7 | 13.7 | 6482 | 34 | 23 | 59 | ||||
| 7 yrs | GNB | 85 | 9 | 1293 | 5024 | 29 | 53 | 3.9 | 59.1 | 15.2 | 138 | 1075 | 7.8 | 3 | 48 | 1.6 | 12.6 | 6099 | 32 | 23 | 56 | |||
| 1 yr | KAN | 10 | 0 | 54 | 161 | 1 | 12 | 3.0 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 1 | 48 | 1.9 | 22.2 | 383 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1971*+ | 23 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1972* | 24 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973* | 25 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 26 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 27 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 28 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 29 | 2TM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| KAN | FB | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 95 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | GNB | 85 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | KAN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971*+ | 23 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1972* | 24 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1973* | 25 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 26 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 27 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 28 | GNB | FB | 42 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 29 | 2TM | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| KAN | FB | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 95 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 34 | 204 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | GNB | 85 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 192 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | KAN | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Ottis Anderson, Alan Ameche, Terry Metcalf, Curtis Martin*, Maurice Jones-Drew, Adrian Peterson, Earl Campbell*, Herschel Walker, Eddie George, Joe Cribbs |
| 4 | Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Sherman Smith, Terry Metcalf, Franco Harris*, Marshall Faulk*, Maurice Jones-Drew, Warrick Dunn, Joseph Addai, Curtis Martin* |
| 5 | John Riggins*, Sam Cunningham, Larry Csonka*, Jerome Bettis, Jim Kiick, Brian Westbrook, Greg Pruitt, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Freeman McNeil |
| 6 | Jerome Bettis, John Riggins*, Larry Csonka*, Tiki Barber, Sherman Smith, Sam Cunningham, Neal Anderson, Delvin Williams, Chuck Muncie, Terry Allen |
| 7 | John Riggins*, Sherman Smith, Joe Cribbs, Earnest Byner, Terry Allen, Delvin Williams, Sam Cunningham, Mike Pruitt, Jerome Bettis, Tiki Barber |
| Career | Sherman Smith, Joe Cribbs, Delvin Williams, Rudi Johnson, Marv Hubbard, Terry Metcalf, Edgar Bennett, Mike Thomas, Mercury Morris, Doak Walker* |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1972 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1972 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
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