John RoachRoach, John GipsonHeight: 6-4 Weight: 197 Born: March 26, 1933 Dallas, TX Died: February 18, 2021 High School: Highland Park (University Park, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Southern Methodist | |
| 1953 | Southern Methodist | Roster |
| 1954 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| 1955 | Southern Methodist | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (31st overall) 1956 Chicago Cardinals |
| Military Service: United States Air Force |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 12 | DB-P | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 33 | LS-QB | 10 | 5 |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 12 | QB | 12 | 10 |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 10 | QB | 7 | 0 |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 10 | QB | 8 | 0 |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 10 | QB | 8 | 4 |
| 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL | 12 | QB | 9 | 4 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 62 | 23 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 11/29/1955 | 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL |
| Signed | 2/18/1956 | 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL |
| Traded | 7/6/1961 | 1961 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1961 CLE NFL |
| Traded | 8/8/1961 | 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL |
| Traded | 8/31/1964 | 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1965 | 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 99 | 2.4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 57 | 22 | 38.6 | 31 | 340 | 6.0 | 15.5 | 62 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 7.0 | 9 | 41.6 | ||||
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 188 | 87 | 46.3 | 82 | 1423 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 57t | 17 | 9.0 | 19 | 10.1 | 159 | 62.7 | ||||
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 33 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 84 | 38 | 45.2 | 38 | 620 | 7.4 | 16.3 | 45t | 4 | 4.8 | 8 | 9.5 | 7 | 53 | 46.8 | |||
| 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 30 | 349 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 37 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 8.8 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 30.8 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 413 | 182 | 44.1 | 194 | 2765 | 6.7 | 15.2 | 62 | 24 | 5.8 | 37 | 9.0 | 17 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1956 CHIC NFL | 11 | 449 | 40.8 | 54 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 449 | 40.8 | 54 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Chicago Cardinals (NFL)1959 CHIC NFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1960 STL NFL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1961 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1962 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1963 GB NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1964 DAL NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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