Johnnie Dirden
Johnnie B. Dirden, Jr.
Born: March 14, 1952
Houston, TX USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 188
College: Sam Houston St.
High School: Stephen F. Austin (Houston, TX)
Career: 1978-1984
Johnnie Dirden played from 1978 to 1984 during his career with the Birmingham Stallions, Denver Gold, Houston Oilers, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Maulers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Dirden caught 32 passes for 472 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
 Houston Oilers |
 Kansas City Chiefs |
 Pittsburgh Steelers |
 Denver Gold |
 Birmingham Stallions |
 Pittsburgh Maulers |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| USFL | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 17 | 301 | 17.7 | 75t | 2 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 |
| USFL | 32 | 472 | 14.8 | 75 | 2 | |
| Totals | 32 | 472 | 14.8 | 75 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 32 | 780 | 24.4 | 60 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 154 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Birmingham Stallions | 16 | 322 | 20.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 7 | 112 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 42 | 979 | 23.3 | 60 | 0 | |
| USFL | 23 | 434 | 18.9 | 41 | 0 | |
| Totals | 65 | 1413 | 21.7 | 60 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 1983 | USFL Denver Gold | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| USFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Birmingham Stallions | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Denver Gold | 8 | 8 |
| 1984 | USFL | Pittsburgh Maulers |
