John Love
John Louis Love
Born: February 24, 1944
Linden, TX USA
Position: WR-K
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: North Texas
High School: Booker T. Washington (Mawlin, TX)
Career: 1967-1972
Drafted: 1967 in Round 7, #172 overall by the Washington Redskins
John Love played from 1967 to 1972 during his career with the BC Lions, Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins. Love caught 30 passes for 460 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 248 | 14.6 | 35 | 1 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 12 | 193 | 16.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
| NFL | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 35 | 2 | |
| CFL | 12 | 193 | 16.1 | 41 | 0 | |
| Totals | 30 | 460 | 15.3 | 41 | 2 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 16 |
| NFL | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 16 | |
| Totals | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 16 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | -5 | -0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 21 | 34 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 422 | 24.8 | 96 | 1 |
| 1971 | CFL BC Lions | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 50 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 25 | 589 | 23.6 | 96 | 1 | |
| CFL | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 50 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 724 | 25.0 | 96 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 34 | |||||
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1971 | CFL | BC Lions | 4 | |
| 1972 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 0 |
