(1949-08-04) August 4, 1949 (age 74) Seneca, Kansas, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:
Centralia (Centralia, Kansas)
College:
Kansas (1967–1970)
NFL draft:
1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
New York Jets (1971–1975)
Washington Redskins (1976–1979; 1981–1985)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XVII)
Super Bowl MVP (XVII)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1978)
First-team All-Pro (1983)
Pro Bowl (1975)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1983, 1984)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
Bert Bell Award (1983)
Washington Commanders 90 Greatest
Washington Commanders Ring of Fame
2× First-team All-Big Eight (1968, 1970)
Second-team All-Big Eight (1969)
NFL record
Most rushing yards in a postseason: 610 (1982)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
11,352
Rushing average:
3.9
Rushing touchdowns:
105
Receptions:
250
Receiving yards:
2,090
Receiving touchdowns:
12
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Robert John Riggins (born August 4, 1949), nicknamed "Riggo" and "Diesel", is an American former football fullback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. Riggins was known for his "bell cow" running style and productivity well into the later years of his career. In the 1983 season, at age 34, he rushed for a then-NFL record of 24 touchdowns, a record which stood for almost 20 seasons. Riggins again led the league in rushing touchdowns during the 1984 season at age 35. Although he earned only one Pro Bowl appearance in his career, Riggins had his greatest success in the postseason and was named MVP of Super Bowl XVII where he scored one touchdown and rushed for 166 yards in a 27–17 win for the Redskins over the Miami Dolphins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
the Redskins over the Miami Dolphins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. Riggins was born in Seneca, Kansas, of partial...
decided to gamble and attempt to get the first down with a run from Riggins, but Riggins did a great deal more than pick up the first down. Coach Joe Gibbs...
during the second round of the playoffs against the Minnesota Vikings, JohnRiggins rushed for a Redskins playoff record 185 yards, leading Washington to...
47-yard line. Eight plays later, fullback JohnRiggins finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. (Riggins became the second player to run for touchdowns...
announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden Joe Gibbs, National Football League Coach of the Year Award JohnRiggins, Bert Bell Award Joe Theismann, AP...
biography by Joel Davis about the 1980 murders of two UC Davis freshmen, JohnRiggins and Sabrina Gonsalves. Dubbed "The Sweetheart Murders", the case remained...
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given Miami a two-score lead and effectively taken MVP running back JohnRiggins out of the game), Theismann himself was able to knock the ball out of...
yards rushing in all four of Denver's postseason games, Davis joined JohnRiggins as the only player to rush for over 100 yards a game four times in a...
American basketball player, now music producer and DJ known as DIESEL JohnRiggins (born 1949), or The Diesel, American football player Joe Riggs (born...
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WRC Sports Director George Michael, and Pro Football Hall of Famers JohnRiggins and Sonny Jurgensen on Redskins Report during the football season. He...
later eclipsed by JohnRiggins. Johnson was 35 years, 12 days old when he passed the 1,000 yard mark on December 6, 1964. When Riggins accomplished the...
former Kansas players include Pro Football Hall of Famers Gale Sayers, JohnRiggins, and Mike McCormack, as well as All-Americans Nolan Cromwell, Dana Stubblefield...
Sweatshirt, and Norah Jones, among others. Riggins was born in Detroit, Michigan, son of keyboardist Emmanuel Riggins. As a child, he often watched his father...
Football Hall of Fame members Jim Brown, Marion Motley, Franco Harris, JohnRiggins, and Larry Csonka were fullbacks. There is a diversity in those who play...
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Falcons (2013–2014) New England Patriots (2015) 2,764 11,438 4.1 19 JohnRiggins^ New York Jets (1971–1975) Washington Redskins (1976–1985) 2,916 11,352...
Baltimore Colts, coaching them to NFL championships in 1958 and 1959. Riggins is recognized primarily for his seasons with the Washington Redskins (1976–1979...
in his pursuit of Riggins on the play after the snap, and while he got his hands on Riggins, he was unable get a firm grip as Riggins shed the tackle easily...
20. During 1982, players like quarterback Joe Theismann, running back JohnRiggins, and receiver Art Monk got most of the publicity, but the Redskins were...
before eventually ending with a one-yard rushing touchdown by fullback JohnRiggins. In the game's second quarter, Morrall fumbled on a lateral pass, with...
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