John Hadl

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)

• 5/1 FootballPerspective.com: Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbacks: With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that’s the case, it’s time to reflect...

• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...
• 4/2 Lombardi Ave: Lynn Dickey: A Green Bay Packers great: I remember the first time I saw Green Bay Packers quarterback Lynn Dickey throw the football while warming up on the sidelines...

• 3/5 FootballPerspective.com: Career Receiving Numbers Translated to the 2012 Passing Environment: I’ve written several posts about how to grade wide receivers and did a three-part series on one ranking system two weeks...

• 2/13 FootballPerspective.com: Happy Valentine’s Day to The Quarterback in Your Life: There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess...

• 1/9 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Matt Ryan to the previous Mayors of Chokesville: For the second time in three years, the Atlanta Falcons are the NFC’s number one seed. Just like in 2010, the Falcons started...
• 1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...

• 9/24 FootballPerspective.com: Interceptions per Incompletion (or POPIP): I leave the baseball analysis to my brothers at baseball-reference.com, but I know enough to be dangerous. There’s a stat...

• 11/16 Nearmint's Football Cards: Future NFL and AFL Players on 1961 Nu-Card Football CardsThe 1961 Nu-Card football card set contains a number of players who went on to play in the NFL or AFL....

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