John Roach
John Gipson Roach
Born: March 26, 1933
Dallas, TX USA
Deceased: February 18, 2021
Position: QB-DB
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 197
College: SMU
High School: Highland Park (University Park, TX)
Career: 1956-1964
Drafted: 1956 in Round 3, #31 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
John Roach played from 1956 to 1964 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Cardinals. Roach threw for 2,765 yards in his career, completing 182 of 413 passes with 24 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. He also ran for 99 yards in 42 attempts with 2 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 57 | 22 | 38.6 | 340 | 6.0 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 7.0 | 62 | 41.6 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 188 | 87 | 46.3 | 1423 | 7.6 | 17 | 9.0 | 19 | 10.1 | 57 | 62.7 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 39.6 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 84 | 38 | 45.2 | 620 | 7.4 | 4 | 4.8 | 8 | 9.5 | 45 | 46.8 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 349 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | 8.8 | 37 | 30.8 |
| Totals | 413 | 182 | 44.1 | 2765 | 6.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 37 | 9.0 | 62 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 19 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 22 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 99 | 2.4 | 22 | 2 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 449 | 40.8 | 54 |
| Totals | 11 | 449 | 40.8 | 54 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 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 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 10 |
| 1961 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 4 |
