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John Riggins
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Running back, Kansas, 1967–⁠70

John Riggins

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John Riggins played running back at Kansas (1967–⁠70). The New York Jets took Riggins in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Best season
1970
First-team All-Big Eight
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 1971 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Honors

Team titles: Big Eight champions, 1968

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1975 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1983

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1983; Pro Football Writers first team 1983; Pro Football Weekly first team 1983; NEA second team 1983.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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