John GarlingtonGarlington, Johnny M.Height: 6-1 Weight: 222 Born: June 5, 1946 Jonesboro, LA Died: February 10, 2000 Mill Creek Reservoir, LA High School: Jonesboro-Hodge (Jonesboro, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Louisiana State | |
| 1965 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1966 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| 1967 | Louisiana State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (47th overall) 1968 Cleveland Browns |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 13 | 2 |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 14 | 9 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 50 | LLB-RLB | 11 | 6 |
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 50 | LLB-MLB | 14 | 6 |
| 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB-LLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1973 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1973 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1974 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 7 | 7 |
| 1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL | 50 | RLB | 13 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 128 | 59 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/30/1968 | 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | |
| Free Agent | 2/1/1978 | 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1972 CLE NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1973 CLE NFL | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1974 CLE NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1971 CLE NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1974 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1974 CLE NFL | 2.5 | |
| 1975 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1975 CLE NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1976 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1976 CLE NFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1968 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1969 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1970 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1973 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1974 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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