John Adams (American Football)

John William Adams (September 22, 1921 – August 20, 1969) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1949. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the third round of the 1945 NFL Draft.

Washington Redskins 1945 NFL Draft selections
  • Jim Hardy
  • John Adams
  • George Bujan
  • John North
  • John Steber
  • Art Porter
  • Curt Kuykendall
  • Frank Brogger
  • Mack Creger
  • Paul McKee
  • Charlie Conerly
  • John Putnik
  • Eddie Saenz
  • Dom Fusci
  • Bobby Jenkins
  • Ed Stacco
  • Jim Bradshaw
  • Bill Shipkey
  • Sid Halliday
  • Chick Davidson
  • Gabby Martin
  • Jim McCurdy
  • Cecil Souders
  • Ben Wall
  • George Hillery
  • Milfred Dreblow
  • Frank Irwin
  • Leon Diner
  • Bob Cummings
  • Don Nolander
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Persondata
Name Adams, John
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth September 22, 1921
Place of birth Charleston, Arkansas
Date of death August 20, 1969
Place of death Bethesda, Maryland


Famous quotes containing the word adams:

    America had no use for Adams because he was eighteenth-century, and yet it worshipped Grant because he was archaic and should have lived in a cave and worn skins.
    —Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)