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'''John Davis Tuggle'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuggJo20.htm|title=John Tuggle|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref>) (January 13, 1961 – August 30, 1986) was a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]]. Tuggle was the final selection of the [[1983 NFL Draft]], selected by the [[New York Giants]]. He would play that season with the team.
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'''John Davis Tuggle''' (January 13, 1961{{spaced ndash}}August 30, 1986) was a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuggJo20.htm|title=John Tuggle|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref> Tuggle was the last selection of the [[1983 NFL Draft]], selected by the [[New York Giants]].<ref name="nytimes-fight">{{cite news|last1=Finn|first1=Robin|title=TUGGLE'S FIGHT AGAINST TIME|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/sports/tuggle-s-fight-against-time.html?pagewanted=all|accessdate=22 July 2016|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=14 September 1986|ref=nytimes-fight}}</ref> The nickname given to the last player selected in the draft is "[[Mr. Irrelevant]]." He played that season with the team. He would go on to be awarded the New York Giants Special Teams Player of the Year that season.
   
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Tuggle died from [[cancer]] on August 30, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allshoremedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4093&catid=901:rotary-lombardi-awards&Itemid=318|title=Holmdel's Tommy Nolan Wins John Tuggle Memorial Award|publisher=All Shore Media|accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19891980necrology.htm "1989 – 1980 Necrology"], ''Oldest Living Pro Football Players,'', Retrieved 2011-09-06; Robin Finn, [http://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/sports/tuggle-s-fight-against-time.html?pagewanted=1 "Tuggle’s Fight Against Time"], ''The New York Times'', 1986-09-14. Retrieved 2011-09-06</ref>
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Tuggle played high school football for [[Independence High School (San Jose, California)|Independence High School]] in [[San Jose, California]].<ref name="nyt1">Finn, Robin. [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/sports/tuggle-s-fight-against-time.html?pagewanted=all "Tuggle's Fight Against Time"] ''[[The New York Times]]''. September 14, 1986.</ref> The school now holds an annual golf tournament in his memory, as a sports program fundraiser.
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Tuggle died from [[cancer]] on August 30, 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allshoremedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4093&catid=901:rotary-lombardi-awards&Itemid=318|title=Holmdel's Tommy Nolan Wins John Tuggle Memorial Award|publisher=All Shore Media|accessdate=2011-07-25}}</ref><ref>[http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19891980necrology.htm "1989 – 1980 Necrology"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927022117/http://www.oldestlivingprofootball.com/19891980necrology.htm |date=2015-09-27 }}, ''Oldest Living Pro Football Players,'', Retrieved 2011-09-06; Robin Finn, [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/sports/tuggle-s-fight-against-time.html?pagewanted=1 "Tuggle’s Fight Against Time"], ''The New York Times'', 1986-09-14. Retrieved 2011-09-06</ref> Though they did not keep him on the team after the 1985 season, the Giants paid for Tuggle's health insurance for the remainder of his life, and wore his number 38 on their helmets during their [[1986 New York Giants season#Season facts|1986–87 Super Bowl winning]] season.<ref name="nyt30">Weintraub, Robert. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/sports/football/once-the-nfl-drafts-mr-irrelevant-former-giant-john-tuggle-still-inspires.html?pagewanted=all Once Mr. Irrelevant, a Giant Remains an Inspiring Force]". ''[[The New York Times]]''. April 21, 2013.</ref>
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Coincidentally, another former Giant, [[Carl "Spider" Lockhart]], a defensive back from 1965-75, died from lymphoma on July 9, 1986. The Giants honored Lockhart with a "Spider" patch on their jerseys throughout the 1986 season.
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Tuggle was the subject of the ''[[30 for 30]]'' short, ''The Irrelevant Giant''.<ref name="espn30">[http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=the-irrelevant-giant "The Irrelevant Giant - ESPN Films: 30 for 30"]. [[ESPN]]. Retrieved March 21, 2016.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=30 for 30: The Irrelevant Giant|url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9179015/the-forgotten-player-bill-parcells-first-draft-giants-stars-latest-30-30-documentary-series|work=Grantland.com|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=24 April 2013}}</ref>
   
 
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Latest revision as of 23:57, 28 August 2019

John Tuggle
File:John Tuggle.jpg
No. 38     
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1961-01-13)January 13, 1961
Place of birth: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date of death: August 30, 1986(1986-08-30) (aged 25)
Place of death: Tijuana, Mexico
Career information
College: California
NFL Draft: 1983 / Round: 12 / Pick: 335
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*New York Giants (1983)
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Rushing attempts     17
Rushing yards     49
Receptions     3
Receiving yards     50
Kick returns     9
Touchdowns     1
Stats at NFL.com

John Davis Tuggle (January 13, 1961 – August 30, 1986) was a running back in the National Football League.[1] Tuggle was the last selection of the 1983 NFL Draft, selected by the New York Giants.[2] The nickname given to the last player selected in the draft is "Mr. Irrelevant." He played that season with the team. He would go on to be awarded the New York Giants Special Teams Player of the Year that season.

Tuggle played high school football for Independence High School in San Jose, California.[3] The school now holds an annual golf tournament in his memory, as a sports program fundraiser.

Tuggle died from cancer on August 30, 1986.[4][5] Though they did not keep him on the team after the 1985 season, the Giants paid for Tuggle's health insurance for the remainder of his life, and wore his number 38 on their helmets during their 1986–87 Super Bowl winning season.[6]

Coincidentally, another former Giant, Carl "Spider" Lockhart, a defensive back from 1965-75, died from lymphoma on July 9, 1986. The Giants honored Lockhart with a "Spider" patch on their jerseys throughout the 1986 season.

Tuggle was the subject of the 30 for 30 short, The Irrelevant Giant.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "John Tuggle". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TuggJo20.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ↑ Finn, Robin (14 September 1986). "TUGGLE'S FIGHT AGAINST TIME". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/14/sports/tuggle-s-fight-against-time.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Finn, Robin. "Tuggle's Fight Against Time" The New York Times. September 14, 1986.
  4. ↑ "Holmdel's Tommy Nolan Wins John Tuggle Memorial Award". All Shore Media. https://www.allshoremedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4093&catid=901:rotary-lombardi-awards&Itemid=318. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  5. ↑ "1989 – 1980 Necrology" Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Oldest Living Pro Football Players,, Retrieved 2011-09-06; Robin Finn, "Tuggle’s Fight Against Time", The New York Times, 1986-09-14. Retrieved 2011-09-06
  6. ↑ Weintraub, Robert. "Once Mr. Irrelevant, a Giant Remains an Inspiring Force". The New York Times. April 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Irrelevant Giant - ESPN Films: 30 for 30". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "30 for 30: The Irrelevant Giant". Grantland.com. ESPN. http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9179015/the-forgotten-player-bill-parcells-first-draft-giants-stars-latest-30-30-documentary-series. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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