John Brockington
John Stanley Brockington
Born: September 7, 1948
Brooklyn, NY USA
Deceased: March 31, 2023
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225
College: Ohio St.
High School: Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, NY)
Career: 1971-1977
Drafted: 1971 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Green Bay Packers
John Brockington played from 1971 to 1977 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs. Brockington ran for 5,185 yards in his career on 1,347 attempts, scoring 30 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 157 passes for 1,297 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 216 | 1105 | 5.1 | 52 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 274 | 1027 | 3.7 | 30 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 265 | 1144 | 4.3 | 53 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 266 | 883 | 3.3 | 33 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 144 | 434 | 3.0 | 19 | 7 |
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 117 | 406 | 3.5 | 29 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 54 | 161 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 1347 | 5185 | 3.8 | 53 | 30 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 14 | 98 | 7.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 19 | 243 | 12.8 | 48 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 16 | 128 | 8.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 43 | 314 | 7.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 33 | 242 | 7.3 | 21 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | 222 | 11.7 | 48 | 1 |
| Totals | 157 | 1297 | 8.3 | 48 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 9 |
| 1977 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 0 |
Awards
1971 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1973 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
