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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| All-Time Rank: #279. Ty Law… #280. Michael Strahan… #281. Drew Bledsoe… #282. JOHN HADL… #283. Edgerrin James… #284. Steve McMichael… #285. Tom Fears… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | |||||||||||
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| 1962 | 22 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1-9-0 | 107 | 260 | 41.2 | 1632 | 15 | 5.8 | 24 | 9.2 | 72 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 15.3 | 116.6 | 43.3 | 4 | |||||||
| 1963 | 23 | SDG | 21 | 14 | 28 | 64 | 43.8 | 502 | 6 | 9.4 | 6 | 9.4 | 69 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 17.9 | 35.9 | 63.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 147 | 274 | 53.6 | 2157 | 18 | 6.6 | 15 | 5.5 | 76 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 154.1 | 78.7 | 10 | |||||||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9-2-3 | 174 | 348 | 50.0 | 2798 | 20 | 5.7 | 21 | 6.0 | 85 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 16.1 | 199.9 | 71.3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 1966 | 26 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7-4-1 | 200 | 375 | 53.3 | 2846 | 23 | 6.1 | 14 | 3.7 | 78 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 203.3 | 83.0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 217 | 427 | 50.8 | 3365 | 24 | 5.6 | 22 | 5.2 | 72 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 240.4 | 74.5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| 1968* | 28 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 208 | 440 | 47.3 | 3473 | 27 | 6.1 | 32 | 7.3 | 84 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 248.1 | 64.5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 1969* | 29 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 158 | 324 | 48.8 | 2253 | 10 | 3.1 | 11 | 3.4 | 76 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 160.9 | 67.8 | 18 | 190 | 6.03 | 5.17 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4-5-3 | 162 | 327 | 49.5 | 2388 | 22 | 6.7 | 15 | 4.6 | 67 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 14.7 | 170.6 | 77.1 | 42 | 327 | 5.59 | 4.95 | 11.4 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1971 | 31 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6-8-0 | 233 | 431 | 54.1 | 3075 | 21 | 4.9 | 25 | 5.8 | 77 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 13.2 | 219.6 | 68.9 | 16 | 145 | 6.55 | 4.98 | 3.6 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 1972* | 32 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4-9-1 | 190 | 370 | 51.4 | 2449 | 15 | 4.1 | 26 | 7.0 | 61 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 12.9 | 174.9 | 56.7 | 19 | 187 | 5.81 | 3.58 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1973*+ | 33 | RAM | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 135 | 258 | 52.3 | 2008 | 22 | 8.5 | 11 | 4.3 | 69 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 143.4 | 88.8 | 17 | 126 | 6.84 | 6.64 | 6.2 | 15 | ||
| 1974 | 34 | 2TM | 14 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 142 | 299 | 47.5 | 1752 | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 68 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 125.1 | 55.5 | 15 | 106 | 5.24 | 3.75 | 4.8 | 7 | ||||
| GNB | qb | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 89 | 184 | 48.4 | 1072 | 3 | 1.6 | 8 | 4.3 | 68 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 12.0 | 134.0 | 54.0 | 9 | 70 | 5.19 | 3.64 | 4.7 | 4 | ||||
| RAM | qb | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 53 | 115 | 46.1 | 680 | 5 | 4.3 | 6 | 5.2 | 38 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 12.8 | 113.3 | 57.9 | 6 | 36 | 5.32 | 3.92 | 5.0 | 3 | ||||
| 1975 | 35 | GNB | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 191 | 353 | 54.1 | 2095 | 6 | 1.7 | 21 | 5.9 | 54 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 149.6 | 52.8 | 35 | 284 | 4.67 | 2.54 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1976 | 36 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 60 | 113 | 53.1 | 634 | 7 | 6.2 | 8 | 7.1 | 69 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 45.3 | 60.9 | 15 | 123 | 3.99 | 2.27 | 11.7 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | 37 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 11 | 24 | 45.8 | 76 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 18 | 3.2 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 13.9 | 2 | 26 | 1.92 | -3.27 | 7.7 | 1 | ||
| Career | 224 | 168 | 82-76-9 | 2363 | 4687 | 50.4 | 33503 | 244 | 5.2 | 268 | 5.7 | 85 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 149.6 | 67.4 | 179 | 1514 | 6.57 | 5.10 | 3.7 | 15 | 15 | 144 | ||||
| 11 yrs | SDG | 154 | 124 | 59-55-9 | 1824 | 3640 | 50.1 | 26938 | 201 | 5.5 | 211 | 5.8 | 85 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 174.9 | 68.9 | 95 | 849 | 6.02 | 4.66 | 6.1 | 14 | 14 | 113 | |||
| 2 yrs | GNB | 22 | 19 | 7-12-0 | 280 | 537 | 52.1 | 3167 | 9 | 1.7 | 29 | 5.4 | 68 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 144.0 | 53.2 | 44 | 354 | 4.84 | 2.91 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 28 | 6 | 1-5-0 | 71 | 137 | 51.8 | 710 | 7 | 5.1 | 11 | 8.0 | 69 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 25.4 | 50.4 | 17 | 149 | 3.64 | 1.34 | 11.0 | 3 | |||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 20 | 19 | 15-4-0 | 188 | 373 | 50.4 | 2688 | 27 | 7.2 | 17 | 4.6 | 69 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 134.4 | 79.3 | 23 | 162 | 6.38 | 5.81 | 5.8 | 18 |
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 | QBrec | Att | Y/A+ | NY/A+ | AY/A+ | ANY/A+ | Cmp%+ | TD%+ | Int%+ | Sack%+ | Rate+ |
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| 1962 | 22 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1-9-0 | 260 | 92 | 85 | 79 | 105 | 75 | 84 | |||
| 1963 | 23 | SDG | 21 | 14 | 64 | 115 | 104 | 85 | 137 | 72 | 101 | ||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 274 | 117 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 106 | 120 | |||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9-2-3 | 348 | 118 | 112 | 110 | 107 | 97 | 109 | |||
| 1966 | 26 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7-4-1 | 375 | 113 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 126 | 121 | |||
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 427 | 113 | 111 | 110 | 106 | 105 | 110 | |||
| 1968* | 28 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 9-5-0 | 440 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 113 | 79 | 102 | |||
| 1969* | 29 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 324 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 111 | 100 | 86 | 128 | 112 | 104 |
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 4-5-3 | 327 | 109 | 100 | 113 | 108 | 94 | 123 | 106 | 81 | 112 |
| 1971 | 31 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 6-8-0 | 431 | 107 | 116 | 104 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 97 | 121 | 105 |
| 1972* | 32 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4-9-1 | 370 | 99 | 105 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 116 | 92 |
| 1973*+ | 33 | RAM | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12-2-0 | 258 | 122 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 100 | 139 | 110 | 110 | 127 |
| 1974 | 34 | 2TM | 14 | 11 | 6-5-0 | 299 | 88 | 98 | 92 | 98 | 84 | 87 | 105 | 120 | 90 | ||
| GNB | qb | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 184 | |||||||||||
| RAM | qb | 21 | 6 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 115 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 35 | GNB | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4-9-0 | 353 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 86 | 105 | 78 | 91 | 97 | 87 |
| 1976 | 36 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 113 | 84 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 103 | 119 | 82 | 84 | 96 |
| Career | 224 | 168 | 82-76-9 | 4687 | 106 | 104 | 105 | 103 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 107 | 104 |
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1962 | 22 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 40 | 139 | 1 | 18 | 3.5 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 139 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1963 | 23 | SDG | 21 | 14 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 20 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 70 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 91 | 1 | 23 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 91 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 1966 | 26 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 95 | 2 | 21 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 82 | 2 | 4 |
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 107 | 3 | 26 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 107 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 1968* | 28 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 14 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1969* | 29 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 109 | 2 | 17 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 109 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 188 | 1 | 34 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 188 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 1971 | 31 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 75 | 1 | 37 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 75 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1972* | 32 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 99 | 1 | 17 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 103 | 1 | 7 |
| 1973*+ | 33 | RAM | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1974 | 34 | 2TM | 14 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 25 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| GNB | qb | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 6 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| RAM | qb | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 28 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 35 | GNB | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 47 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1976 | 36 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1977 | 37 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 224 | 168 | 351 | 1112 | 16 | 37 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1103 | 16 | 73 | ||||
| 11 yrs | SDG | 154 | 124 | 288 | 1013 | 15 | 37 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1004 | 15 | 56 | |||
| 2 yrs | GNB | 22 | 19 | 28 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 44 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 28 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 20 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 33 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 0-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1963 | 23 | SDG | 21 | 14 | 2 | 75 | 38 | 0 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 2447 | 71 | 0 | 39.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 1544 | 65 | 0 | 40.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 70 | 46 | 0 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 224 | 168 | 105 | 4166 | 71 | 0 | 39.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 1962 | 22 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1968* | 28 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1969* | 29 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 31 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1972* | 32 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -16 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1973*+ | 33 | RAM | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1974 | 34 | 2TM | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| GNB | qb | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| RAM | qb | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | 35 | GNB | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 36 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1977 | 37 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 224 | 168 | 0 | 73 | 14 | -36 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | SDG | 154 | 124 | 0 | 56 | 9 | -24 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | GNB | 22 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | RAM | 20 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1962 | 22 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1964* | 24 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 25 | SDG | P/QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1968* | 28 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 29 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 30 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 31 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1972* | 32 | SDG | QB | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 37 | HOU | qb | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 224 | 168 | 16 | 16 | 96 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 yrs | SDG | 154 | 124 | 15 | 15 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | HOU | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1965 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1965 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1965 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1966 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 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 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1973 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1973 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |