Johnny Counts
John Edward Counts, Jr.
Born: February 28, 1939
Mount Pleasant, NY USA
Deceased: February 21, 2004
Newburgh, NY
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
College: Illinois
High School: New Rochelle (NY)
Career: 1962-1966
Drafted: 1962 in Round 24, #189 overall (AFL) by the New York Titans
Johnny Counts played from 1962 to 1966 during his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, New York Giants and Toronto Argonauts. Counts ran for 775 yards in his career on 156 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 293 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 85 | 508 | 6.0 | 60 | 2 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 49 | 219 | 4.5 | 23 | 1 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | -7 | -0.9 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 | |
| CFL | 142 | 720 | 5.1 | 60 | 3 | |
| Totals | 156 | 775 | 5.0 | 60 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17 | 148 | 8.7 | 23 | 1 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 39 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| CFL | 26 | 231 | 8.9 | 39 | 1 | |
| Totals | 30 | 293 | 9.8 | 39 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 26 | 784 | 30.2 | 90 | 1 |
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 31 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1966 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 31 | 891 | 28.7 | 90 | 1 | |
| CFL | 11 | 259 | 23.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Totals | 42 | 1150 | 27.4 | 90 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1964 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1965 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | New York Giants | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 0 |
| 1965 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 10 | |
| 1966 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 2 |
