Johnny Sample
[edit] Biography
Johnny Sample (John B. Sample) was born on June 15, 1937 in Cape Charles, Virginia. After going to high school at Overbrook (Philadelphia, PA), Sample attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Sample made his professional debut in the NFL in 1958 with the Baltimore Colts. He played in the NFL for 8 years, playing for the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers over the course of his 8 year NFL career.Sample also played in the AFL for 3 years, playing for the New York Jets the entire time.
Most people believe that 1961 was Johnny Sample's best year, as he picked off 8 passes, ran back an interception for a touchdown, ran back a punt for a touchdown and had 532 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1958
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 0
|
| 1960
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 4
| 27
| 18
| 0
|
| 1961
| PIT
| NFL
| 14
| 8
| 141
| 42
| 1
|
| 1962
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 21
| 21L
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 31
| 16
| 1
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 6
| 57
| 28
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 13
| 6
| 32
| 21
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 4
| 53
| 41t
| 1
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 7
| 88
| 39
| 1
|
| 3 year AFL career
| 41
| 17
| 173
| 0
| 2
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 84
| 24
| 287
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1958
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 22
| 129
| 5.9
| 0
| 25
| 0
|
| 1960
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 14
| 101
| 7.2
| 0
| 26
| 0
|
| 1961
| PIT
| NFL
| 14
| 26
| 283
| 10.9
| 0
| 55t
| 1
|
| 1962
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0.3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 2
| 2
| 45
| 22.5
| 0
| 42
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AFL career
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 84
| 68
| 559
| 8.2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1958
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 17
| 457
| 26.9
| 80
| 0
|
| 1960
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 18
| 519
| 28.8
| 94t
| 1
|
| 1961
| PIT
| NFL
| 14
| 23
| 532
| 23.1
| 59
| 0
|
| 1962
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 2
| 52
| 26
| 30
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AFL career
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 84
| 60
| 1560
| 26
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1958
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1961
| PIT
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 3 year AFL career
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 84
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1958
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| BLC
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BLC
| NFL
| 11
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| PIT
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| PIT
| NFL
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 41
| 0
|
| 1965
| WAS
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 0
|
| 1966
| NYJ
| AFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| NYJ
| AFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
|
| 3 year AFL career
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
|
| 8 year NFL career
| 84
| 4
| 6
| 7
| 61
| 0
|
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