John Grigas
John Joseph Grigas
Born: August 19, 1920
Chelsea, MA USA
Deceased: May 19, 2000
Worcester, MA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 204
College: Holy Cross
High School: Chelsea (MA)
Career: 1943-1947
Drafted: 1943 in Round 2, #14 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
John Grigas played from 1943 to 1947 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers and Chicago Cardinals. Grigas ran for 2,191 yards in his career on 650 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 412 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | 98 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21.1 | 50 | 9.0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 131 | 50 | 38.2 | 690 | 5.3 | 6 | 4.6 | 21 | 16.0 | 72 | 31.5 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 131 | 50 | 38.2 | 690 | 5.3 | 6 | 4.6 | 21 | 16.0 | 72 | 31.5 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 85 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 30 | 27.4 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 16 | 37.5 |
| Totals | 297 | 110 | 37.0 | 1579 | 5.3 | 12 | 4.0 | 48 | 16.2 | 72 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 105 | 333 | 3.2 | 28 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 3 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 185 | 610 | 3.3 | 29 | 3 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 64 | 160 | 2.5 | 45 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 84 | 426 | 5.1 | 59 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 27 | 52 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 650 | 2191 | 3.4 | 59 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 19 | 225 | 11.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 44 | 1 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 412 | 12.9 | 44 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 12 | 424 | 35.3 | 64 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 12 | 424 | 35.3 | 64 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 |
| Totals | 25 | 893 | 35.7 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 23 | 471 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 23 | 471 | 20.5 | 35 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 55 | 1106 | 20.1 | 35 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 27 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 4 | 2 | -14 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1946 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Totals | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 7 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 9 | 9 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 9 | 9 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 8 |
| 1946 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 11 | 9 |
| 1947 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 9 | 2 |
Honors
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
