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Johnny Roland
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Running back, Missouri, 1962–⁠65

Johnny Roland

Lettered 1962, 1964–⁠65 (school media guide)

Born
May 21, 1943, in Corpus Christi, Texas

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Johnny Roland played running back at Missouri (1962, 1964–⁠65). He was a consensus All‑American in 1965. The St. Louis Cardinals took Roland in round 4, No. 54 overall in the 1965 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Best season
1965
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Eight
Drafted
No. 54
Round 4, 1965 NFL Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1965; Sporting News third team 1962; Central Press third team 1962

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 Bowls: 2 (1966–⁠67) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1967

All-Pro teams: AP second team 1967.

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

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