Johnny Grigas
[edit] Biography
Johnny Grigas (John Joseph Grigas) was born on August 19, 1920 in Chelsea, Massachusetts. After going to high school at Chelsea (MA), Grigas attended Holy Cross College. Grigas made his professional debut in the NFL in 1943 with the Chicago Cardinals. He played for the Boston Yanks, chicago/pittsburgh and Chicago Cardinals over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that 1944 was Johnny Grigas's best year, as he ran for 610 yards and had 471 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 105
| 333
| 3.2
| 3
| 28
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 185
| 610
| 3.3
| 3
| 29
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 64
| 160
| 2.5
| 2
| 45
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 84
| 426
| 5.1
| 2
| 59t
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 27
| 52
| 1.9
| 0
| 13
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 465
| 1581
| 3.4
| 10
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 19
| 4
| 21.1
| 98
| 5.16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 131
| 50
| 38.2
| 690
| 5.27
| 6
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 31.5
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 14
| 5
| 35.7
| 85
| 6.07
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 27.4
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 50
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 37.5
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 166
| 60
| 36.1
| 889
| 5.36
| 6
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 27
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 5
| 42
| 27
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 8
| 47
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 19
| 225
| 11.8
| 0
| 39
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 2
| 33
| 16.5
| 0
| 36
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 5
| 59
| 11.8
| 0
| 29
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 61
| 20.3
| 1
| 44t
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 30
| 379
| 12.6
| 1
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 3
| 72
| 24
| 31
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 23
| 471
| 20.5
| 35
| 0
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 4
| 65
| 16.3
| 27
| 0
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 8
| 0
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 19
| 19
| 19
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 32
| 635
| 19.8
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 5
| 40
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 7
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 12
| 424
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35.3
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 45
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 13
| 469
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1943
| CHC
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHP
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1945
| BSY
| NFL
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 0
| -14
| 0
|
| 1946
| BSY
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BSY
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 5 year NFL career
| 49
| 8
| 3
| 0
| -14
| 0
|
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