JOHN MENDENHALLMendenhall, John RufusHeight: 6-1 Weight: 255 Born: December 3, 1948 Cullen, LA Died: February 26, 2021 Cullen, LA High School: Charles Brown (Springfield, LA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Grambling State | |
| 1969 | Grambling State | |
| 1970 | Grambling State | |
| 1971 | Grambling State |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | RDT | 8 | 8 |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | RDT | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | RDT | 9 | 8 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL) | 66 | LDT-RDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | LDT | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | LDT | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 New York Giants (NFL) | 64 | LDT-NG | 13 | 11 |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 64 | RDT | 15 | 12 |
| 9 Years (NFL) | 116 | 110 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL) | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL) | 4.0 | |
| 1973 New York Giants (NFL) | 6.0 | |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL) | 7.0 | |
| 1975 New York Giants (NFL) | 2.0 | |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL) | 6.0 | |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL) | 10.0 | |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL) | 4.5 | |
| 1979 New York Giants (NFL) | 1.5 | |
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL) | 4.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 45.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 New York Giants (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 New York Giants (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 New York Giants (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 New York Giants (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 New York Giants (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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