Johnny GrigasGrigas, John JosephHeight: 6-0 Weight: 204 Born: August 19, 1920 Chelsea, MA Died: May 19, 2000 Worcester, MA High School: Chelsea (MA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Holy Cross | |
| 1940 | Holy Cross | Lettered |
| 1941 | Holy Cross | Lettered |
| 1942 | Holy Cross | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 66 | FB-LB-WB-RDH-TB-LDH | 10 | 7 |
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 66 | FB-LB | 9 | 9 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 36 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 10 | 8 |
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 15 | FB-LB | 11 | 11 |
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 15 | ROH-RDH-FB-LB | 11 | 2 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 51 | 37 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/8/1943 | 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | |
| Traded | 9/7/1945 | 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1948 | 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1944 International News Service All-NFL |
| 1944 International News Service All-NFL |
| 1944 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 105 | 333 | 3.2 | 28t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 64 | 160 | 2.5 | 45 | 2 | ||||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 84 | 426 | 5.1 | 59t | 2 | ||||
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 27 | 52 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 465 | 1581 | 3.4 | 59t | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | 11 | 98 | 5.2 | 24.5 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21.1 | 9.0 | |||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 131 | 50 | 38.2 | 60 | 690 | 5.3 | 13.8 | 72t | 6 | 4.6 | 21 | 16.0 | 31.5 | |||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 8 | 85 | 6.1 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 27.4 | ||||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 166 | 60 | 36.1 | 79 | 889 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 72t | 6 | 3.6 | 27 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 19 | 225 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 44t | 1 | ||||||
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 379 | 12.6 | 44t | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 12 | 424 | 35.3 | 64 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 469 | 36.1 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1943 CHIC NFL | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1944 Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1944 C-P NFL | 23 | 471 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 635 | 19.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Boston Yanks (NFL)1945 BOS NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 0 | |
| 1946 Boston Yanks (NFL)1946 BOS NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947 Boston Yanks (NFL)1947 BOS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
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