John AdamsAdams, John AlbertHeight: 6-3 Weight: 235 Born: November 28, 1937 San Diego, CA Died: August 8, 1995 San Bernardino County, CA High School: Herbert Hoover (San Diego, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | UCLA | Freshmen Team |
| 1957 | Santa Monica JC | Played |
| 1958 | Los Angeles State | Played |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL | 39 | FB | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)1960 CHIB NFL | 39 | FB | 12 | 1 |
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 39 | FB-HB-TE | 13 | 3 |
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL | 39 | TE-SE | 14 | 2 |
| 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL | 87 | SE-TE | 13 | 10 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 64 | 16 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/21/1959 | 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 2/26/1959 | 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL |
| Traded | 5/1/1963 | 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL |
| Retired | 8/25/1964 | 1964 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1964 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 4/10/1965 | 1965 New York Giants (NFL)1965 NYG NFL |
| Released | 1965 New York Giants (NFL)1965 NYG NFL | |
| Signed | 1968 Denver Broncos (AFL)1968 DEN AFL | |
| Released | 1968 Denver Broncos (AFL)1968 DEN AFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Bears (NFL)1959 CHIB NFL | 4 | -13 | -3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)1960 CHIB NFL | 23 | 114 | 5.0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 14 | -2 | -0.1 | 10t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 99 | 2.4 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Chicago Bears (NFL)1960 CHIB NFL | 2 | -20 | -10.0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 Chicago Bears (NFL)1962 CHIB NFL | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 59t | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 21 | 264 | 12.6 | 59t | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Chicago Bears (NFL)1961 CHIB NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1963 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1963 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
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