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John Riggins. A football life.
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- Early Life
- Riggins Helps The Jayhawks to The Orange Bowl
- Kansas Regresses While Riggins Sets Records
- First Round Pick
- Personality
- Riggins Leaves New York
- From Backfield-By-Committee to Starter
- Riggins Leaves Washington, Then Returns
- Super Bowl MVP
- A Near Repeat in 1983
Robert John Riggins was born on August 4, 1949 in Seneca, Kansas. He seemed to be destined to play sports and enjoy life to the fullest while still a young man. As he attended Centralia High Schoolin Centralia, Kansas, Riggins was a three-sport athlete and also played in the school band and was an excellent math student. Not only was he an All-Amer...
There are some places in the country where football is king. For the most part, Kansas is not such a place. However, the University of Kansas has a rich tradition of good basketball and boasts some of the sport’s coaching and playing icons. The Jayhawk football team, unfortunately, has not experienced the same success. By the time Riggins arrived o...
Only a year after finishing the ‘68 season with a bowl birth, the 1969 Jayhawks cratered to a 1-9 record. The losing affected Riggins as well as he rushed for 662 yards and only one touchdown. In 1970, Kansas improved to 5-6 while Riggins announced himself to the sports world. On the strength of 209 attempts, he ran for 1,131 yards and 12 touchdown...
The New York Jets won Super Bowl III after quarterback Joe Namath’s famous guarantee that New York would beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts. Only two years later, the franchise slogged through a 4-10 record that included their running game being ranked 13th in the leaguein rushing yards. Hoping to improve that part of their offense, the Jets ...
In 1972, Riggins carried the ball 207 times for 944 yards and seven touchdowns. He also caught 21 passes for 230 yards and another score. On October 15 against New England, Riggins and fellow back Emerson Boozer combined to rumble for 333 rushing yards, which set a team record. Both runners had over 150 yards rushing in the contest which also set a...
Finally free of the injury bug, Riggins started every game in 1975 and ran for 1,005 yards, eight touchdowns, and caught 30 passes for 363 yards and another touchdown. His yardage total made Riggins the first running back in Jets history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. Based on his stats, Riggins was voted to his first (and only) Pro Bowl...
In 1976, Washington coach George Allen was busy stockpiling talent. In addition to Riggins, the Redskins also had former Cowboy Calvin Hill, Mike Thomas, and Larry Hill in the backfield. The committee approach meant Riggins was limited to 162 carries for 572 yards and three touchdowns. Washington would post a 10-4 record and lose to Minnesota in th...
Before the 1980 season began, Riggins attempted to renegotiate his contract but Redskins management refused. Severely disgruntled, he then decided to sit out the 1980 season while Washington put Riggins on their ‘left camp-retired’ list, which meant that Riggo couldn’t play for any other team in the NFL. In the spring of 1981, new Redskins head coa...
In 1982, everything came together for Washington and Riggins. The year included a players’ strike that reduced the number of games to nine. Behind an offensive line filled with so much beef and bad attitude that they were nicknamed “the Hogs,” Riggins carried the ball a league-high 177 times for 553 yards and three touchdowns. Washington ended the ...
Although he was in his early 30s (geriatric for a running back), the Diesel only seemed to get better. In 1983, he barreled through opponents to the tune of 1,347 yards (a career-best) and an NFL-leading 24 touchdowns. Riggins’ touchdowns mark set a league record at the time. During the season, he scored in his 13th consecutive game which set a lea...
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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.
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