John Joseph Grigas
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 204 lbs.
Born: August 19, 1920 in Chelsea, MA
College: Holy Cross
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 2nd round (14th overall) of the 1943 Draft
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View Details For: 11 Regular Season TDs Scored / 6 Regular Season TDs Thrown
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1943 | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 105 | 333 | 3 | 28 | 3.2 | 33.3 | 10.5 | 19 | 225 | 11.8 | 0 | 39 | 1.9 | 22.5 | 558 | 3 | 0 |
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 185 | 610 | 3 | 29 | 3.3 | 67.8 | 20.6 | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 36 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 643 | 3 | 0 |
| 1945 | 25 | BOS | LH | 10 | 8 | 64 | 160 | 2 | 45 | 2.5 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 29 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 219 | 2 | 4 |
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 84 | 426 | 2 | 59 | 5.1 | 38.7 | 7.6 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 1 | 44 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 487 | 3 | 3 |
| 1947 | 27 | BOS | 9 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 0 | 13 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 53 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 49 | 35 | 465 | 1581 | 10 | 59 | 3.4 | 32.3 | 9.5 | 30 | 379 | 12.6 | 1 | 44 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 1960 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 175 | 638 | 4 | 59 | 3.6 | 21.3 | 5.8 | 9 | 121 | 13.4 | 1 | 44 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 759 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 290 | 943 | 6 | 29 | 3.3 | 49.6 | 15.3 | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 0 | 39 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 1201 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1943 | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 21.1 | 98 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21.1 | 50 | 5.2 | -4.3 | 24.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 | ||||||
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 50 | 131 | 38.2 | 690 | 6 | 4.6 | 21 | 16.0 | 72 | 5.3 | -1.5 | 13.8 | 76.7 | 31.5 | ||||||
| 1945 | 25 | BOS | LH | 10 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 30 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 27.4 | ||||||
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | -14.5 | 16.0 | 1.5 | 37.5 | ||||||
| Career | 49 | 35 | 60 | 166 | 36.1 | 889 | 6 | 3.6 | 27 | 16.3 | 72 | 5.4 | -1.6 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 27.0 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 37.5 | 101 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 12.5 | 30 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 20.1 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 54 | 150 | 36.0 | 788 | 6 | 4.0 | 25 | 16.7 | 72 | 5.3 | -1.8 | 14.6 | 41.5 | 27.7 |
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1943 | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | -1.0 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 31 | 24.0 | 628 |
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 8.0 | 23 | 471 | 0 | 35 | 20.5 | 1154 |
| 1945 | 25 | BOS | LH | 10 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 27 | 16.3 | 284 | |||||
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 495 | |||||
| 1947 | 27 | BOS | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 72 | ||||||
| Career | 49 | 35 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5.4 | 32 | 635 | 0 | 35 | 19.8 | 2633 | |||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 6 | 92 | 0 | 27 | 15.3 | 851 | |||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5.4 | 26 | 543 | 0 | 35 | 20.9 | 1782 | ||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1943 | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 25 | BOS | LH | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | ||||||
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1947 | 27 | BOS | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 49 | 35 | 8 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 3 | -14 | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | -14 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 12 | 424 | 64 | 0 | 35.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 49 | 35 | 13 | 469 | 64 | 0 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 12 | 424 | 64 | 0 | 35.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1943 | 23 | CRD | FB | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 24 | CRD | FB | 9 | 9 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 25 | BOS | LH | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1946 | 26 | BOS | FB | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||
| Career | 49 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs | BOS | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | ARI | 19 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
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1944 - Int. News Service: 1st team all-NFL 1944 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL 1944 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL |