"John Counts" redirects here. For the American academic administrator, see John E. Counts.
Date of birth: | February 28, 1939 |
Place of birth: | New Rochelle, New York |
Date of death: | February 21, 2004 | (aged 64)
Career information | |
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Position(s): | RB |
College: | University of Illinois |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
1962–63 1964–65 1966 |
New York Giants Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
Honors: | Grey Cup champion - 1965 |
Playing stats at NFL.com |
Johnny Counts (February 28, 1939, in New Rochelle, New York – February 21, 2004) was a professional American football player who played running back for two seasons for the New York Giants. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger Cats, scoring a touchdown in the 1964 Grey Cup, a game which saw the BC Lions beat Hamilton 34–24.
Counts was an All-County running back at New Rochelle High School in 1957. He and his wife Vivian had 2 sons and a daughter.
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