| Born: | February 28, 1939 Mount Pleasant, New York |
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| Died: | February 21, 2004 (aged 64) Newburgh, New York |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| College | Illinois |
| AFL draft | 1962, round: 24, pick: 189 |
| Drafted by | New York Titans |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1962–63 | New York Giants |
| 1964–65 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1966 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career stats | |
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Johnny E. Counts Jr. (February 28, 1939 – February 21, 2004) was a professional football player and running back in the NFL and the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Education and career
Counts was an All-County running back at New Rochelle High School in 1957. He attended the University of Illinois, where he was selected as a Big Ten "Sophomore of the Year" in 1960.
In the 1962 National Football League draft he was selected in round 24 and 189th overall by the New York Giants.
He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts. He played with the Tiger-Cats from 1964 to 1965, during which he scored a touchdown in the 52nd Grey Cup, in which the BC Lions beat Hamilton 34–24. 53rd Grey Cup champion (1965) He played for the Argonauts in 1966.
References
- ^ a b "Johnny Counts". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "New Rochelle Sports Hall of Fame". New Rochelle High School. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Januska, Michael (2012). Grey Cup Century. Toronto, Ontario: Dundurn. p. 140. ISBN 9781459704503. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Football in Canada – 1964". PackersHistory.net. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
