Johnny Musso
John Musso, Jr.
Born: March 6, 1950
Birmingham, AL USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 201
College: Alabama
High School: Banks (Birmingham, AL)
Career: 1972-1977
Drafted: 1972 in Round 3, #62 overall by the Chicago Bears
Johnny Musso played from 1972 to 1977 during his career with the BC Lions, Birmingham Vulcans and Chicago Bears. Musso ran for 2,539 yards in his career on 579 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 103 passes for 1,156 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 88 | 405 | 4.6 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 220 | 1029 | 4.7 | 25 | 10 |
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Chicago Bears | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Birmingham Vulcans | 159 | 681 | 4.3 | 35 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 57 | 200 | 3.5 | 11 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 37 | 132 | 3.6 | 13 | 2 |
| CFL | 320 | 1493 | 4.7 | 25 | 11 | |
| WFL | 159 | 681 | 4.3 | 35 | 4 | |
| NFL | 100 | 365 | 3.6 | 16 | 6 | |
| Totals | 579 | 2539 | 4.4 | 35 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 39 | 556 | 14.3 | 41 | 2 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 46 | 475 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL BC Lions | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL Birmingham Vulcans | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 13 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 |
| CFL | 90 | 1067 | 11.9 | 41 | 2 | |
| WFL | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 13 | 1 | |
| NFL | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 103 | 1156 | 11.2 | 41 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 33 | 0 |
| CFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| NFL | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 33 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| 1972 | CFL BC Lions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1973 | CFL BC Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1975 | WFL Birmingham Vulcans | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 1976 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| 1977 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| CFL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
| WFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 146 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | CFL | BC Lions | 15 | |
| 1973 | CFL | BC Lions | 16 | 0 |
| 1974 | CFL | BC Lions | 3 | |
| 1975 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | WFL | Birmingham Vulcans | ||
| 1976 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1973 - CFL CFL West All-Star
