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John Niland
John Hugh Niland
Position: G
Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: February 29, 1944 in Quincy, MA
College: Iowa
6-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1966 Draft
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 13th round (116th overall) of the AFL 1966 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1966 | 22 | DAL | lg | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 23 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968* | 24 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 25 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 26 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971*+ | 27 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972*+ | 28 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1973* | 29 | DAL | LG | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | 30 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 31 | PHI | LG | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 138 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1972*+ | 28 | DAL | LG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 138 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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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)
All-Pro Teams
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1969 - Hall of Fame: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1973 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1973 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |