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Johnny Sample

John B. Sample Jr.

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: June 15, 1937 in Cape Charles, VA
College: Md-Eastern Shore

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 7th round (79th overall) of the 1958 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1958 21 BAL 12 0 0 1 0 0
1959 22 BAL rs 12 5 1 10 0 10 1 3 0 0
1960 23 BAL RS 11 0 4 27 0 18 3 3 0 0
1961 24 PIT LCB 14 0 8 141 1 42 0 2 0 0
1962 25 PIT 6 0
1963 26 WAS 2 0 1 0 0 0
1964 27 WAS LCB 14 0 4 31 1 16 0 2 41 0
1965 28 WAS LCB 13 0 6 57 0 28 0 2 20 0
1966 29 NYJ LCB 13 0 6 32 0 21
1967 30 NYJ LCB 14 0 4 53 1 41
1968 31 NYJ LCB 14 0 7 88 1 39 0 1 5 0
Career 125 5 41 460 4 42 4 14 66 0
3 yrs IND 35 5 5 37 0 18 4 7 0 0
3 yrs NYJ 41 0 17 173 2 41 0 1 5 0
3 yrs WAS 29 0 11 88 1 28 0 4 61 0
2 yrs PIT 20 0 8 162 1 42 0 2 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1959 22 BAL rs 12 5 22 129 0 25 5.9 17 457 0 50 26.9 586
1960 23 BAL RS 11 0 14 101 0 26 7.2 18 519 1 94 28.8 627
1961 24 PIT LCB 14 0 26 283 1 55 10.9 23 532 0 59 23.1 815
1962 25 PIT 6 0 4 1 0 1 0.3 2 52 0 30 26.0 53
1963 26 WAS 2 0 2 45 0 42 22.5 45
Career 125 5 68 559 1 55 8.2 60 1560 1 94 26.0 2126
3 yrs IND 35 5 36 230 0 26 6.4 35 976 1 94 27.9 1213
3 yrs WAS 29 0 2 45 0 42 22.5 45
2 yrs PIT 20 0 30 284 1 55 9.5 25 584 0 59 23.4 868

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1960 23 BAL RS 11 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.6 0.1 7 0 3
Career 125 5 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.1 0.0 7 0 4

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1960 23 BAL RS 11 0 1 6
1961 24 PIT LCB 14 0 1 1 12
1964 27 WAS LCB 14 0 1 6
1967 30 NYJ LCB 14 0 1 6
1968 31 NYJ LCB 14 0 1 6
Career 125 5 1 1 4 36
3 yrs IND 35 5 1 6
3 yrs NYJ 41 0 2 12
3 yrs WAS 29 0 1 6
2 yrs PIT 20 0 1 1 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1960 NFL 1 (3)
1961 NFL 2 (2)
1964 NFL 1 (9)
1967 AFL 1 (8)
1968 AFL 1 (6)
Career 6 (65)

Kick Returns

1959 NFL 17 (6)
1960 NFL 18 (8)
1961 NFL 23 (9)

Kick Return Yds

1959 NFL 457 (4)
1960 NFL 519 (4)

Kick Return TD

1960 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (106)

Long Kick Return

1959 NFL 50 (6)
1960 NFL 94 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1959 NFL 26.9 (3)
1960 NFL 28.8 (4-- 78)

Punt Returns

1959 NFL 22 (2)
1960 NFL 14 (4)
1961 NFL 26 (1)

Punt Return Yds

1959 NFL 129 (9)
1960 NFL 101 (8)
1961 NFL 283 (1)

Punt Return TD

1961 NFL 1 (2-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1961 NFL 55 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1960 NFL 7.2 (6)
1961 NFL 10.9 (3)
Career 8.2 (196)

Kick & Punt Returns

1959 NFL 39 (4)
1960 NFL 32 (4)
1961 NFL 49 (1)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1959 NFL 586 (4)
1960 NFL 620 (3)
1961 NFL 815 (4)

Fumbles Recovered

1959 NFL 3 (9)
1960 NFL 3 (6)

Fumble Return Yds

1964 NFL 41 (6)

Interceptions

1961 NFL 8 (2)
1965 NFL 6 (3)
1966 AFL 6 (6)
1968 AFL 7 (3)
Career 41 (66)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1961 NFL 141 (4)
Career 460 (177)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1961 NFL 1 (5)
1964 NFL 1 (3)
1967 AFL 1 (6)
1968 AFL 1 (5)
Career 4 (46)

   

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

Glossary
1960 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1960 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1961 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1961 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL
1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1966 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL
1968 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL