Johnny Shepherd
Johnny Ray Shepherd
Born: April 24, 1957
La Grange, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Liberty, West Alabama
High School: Petersburg (VA)
Career: 1983-1988
Johnny Shepherd played from 1983 to 1988 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York Knights. Shepherd ran for 1,619 yards in his career on 365 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 102 passes for 895 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 197 | 1069 | 5.4 | 62 | 1 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 59 | 206 | 3.5 | 27 | 1 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 65 | 189 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena New York Knights | 24 | 85 | 3.5 | 4 | |
| CFL | 329 | 1492 | 4.5 | 62 | 2 | |
| NFL | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 24 | 85 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 365 | 1619 | 4.4 | 62 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 58 | 583 | 10.1 | 66 | 4 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 20 | 159 | 8.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19 | 139 | 7.3 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena New York Knights | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| CFL | 100 | 882 | 8.8 | 66 | 4 | |
| NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 102 | 895 | 8.8 | 66 | 5 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 28 | 738 | 26.4 | 61 | 0 |
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 |
| CFL | 32 | 786 | 24.6 | 61 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 786 | 24.6 | 61 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arena New York Knights | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Arena League | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988 | Arena New York Knights | 33 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 43.5 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1984 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1988 | Arena New York Knights | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| CFL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Arena League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | |
| 1984 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 7 | |
| 1985 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | |
| 1986 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | |
| 1987 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | Arena | New York Knights | 12 |
Awards
1983 - CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
Honors
1983 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1983 - CFL CFL East All-Star
