John Stanley Brockington was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
14 Facts About John Brockington
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John Brockington was a first round draft choice out of Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1971.
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John Brockington was a freshman with the so-called Super Sophomores who led the Buckeyes to an undefeated season and a consensus national championship in 1968.
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John Brockington played left halfback in 1968 and 1969, used primarily as a blocker for fullback Jim Otis and quarterback In 1970, John Brockington moved to the fullback position and was the featured running back in head coach Woody Hayes' offense.
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John Brockington finished his senior season with 1,142 rushing yards, which was at the time an Ohio State single-season record; he scored 17 rushing touchdowns that season.
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John Brockington was selected onto the Buckeyes' All-Century Team in 2000, and was elected into the Varsity O Hall of Fame in 2002.
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John Brockington became the first NFL player to ever rush for 1,000 or more yards in each of his first three seasons.
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John Brockington retired with the second most rushing yards in Packers franchise history with 5,024 yards.
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John Brockington was named 1st Team All-Pro in 1971,1st and 2nd Team All-Pro in 1973 and All-NFC in 1972.
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John Brockington's first running mate in the Green Bay backfield was sixth-year halfback Donny Anderson, another Packer first round draft choice, who was traded the following offseason to the St Louis Cardinals for running back MacArthur Lane.
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John Brockington was one of the first running backs to combine brute force with speed.
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John Brockington's success was short-lived; after eclipsing 1,000 yards rushing during each of his first three seasons, he ran for 883 yards in 1974, but dipped to only 434 yards rushing on 3.0 YPC in 1975 under new head coach Bart Starr.
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John Brockington was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1984.
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John Brockington died in San Diego, California on March 31,2023, at the age of 74.