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John Tarver
John William Tarver
Position: RB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 227 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1949 in Bakersfield, CA
College: Colorado
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round (166th overall) of the 1972 Draft
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View Details For: 8 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1972 | 23 | NWE | 8 | 3 | 42 | 132 | 1 | 21 | 3.1 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 1 | 22 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 244 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 24 | NWE | fb | 9 | 7 | 72 | 321 | 4 | 28 | 4.5 | 35.7 | 8.0 | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 372 | 4 | 8 |
| 1974 | 25 | NWE | 14 | 4 | 41 | 101 | 2 | 18 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 138 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 26 | PHI | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 39 | 14 | 162 | 574 | 7 | 28 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 34 | 214 | 6.3 | 1 | 22 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 788 | 8 | 10 | |||
| 3 yrs | NWE | 31 | 14 | 155 | 554 | 7 | 28 | 3.6 | 17.9 | 5.0 | 29 | 200 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 754 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1 yr | PHI | 8 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
| 1973 | 24 | NWE | fb | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 25 | NWE | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 39 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1973 | 24 | NWE | fb | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 389 | |||||
| Career | 39 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 805 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 23 | NWE | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 24 | NWE | fb | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1974 | 25 | NWE | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Career | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 48 |
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