John Griffin
John Watson Griffin
Born: November 2, 1939
Nashville, TN USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: Memphis
High School: East (Nashville, TN)
Career: 1963-1968
Drafted: 1963 in Round 4, #43 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Drafted: 1963 in Round 8, #61 overall (AFL) by the Denver Broncos
John Griffin played from 1963 to 1968 during his career with the BC Lions, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams. Griffin intercepted 9 passes for 171 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| CFL | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 109 | 27.2 | 44 | 1 |
| 1967 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1968 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 109 | 27.2 | 44 | 1 | |
| CFL | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 171 | 19.0 | 44 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | AFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | CFL | BC Lions | 10 | |
| 1968 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 |
