Johnny Counts - Misplaced Pages

American gridiron football player (1939–2004) "John Counts" redirects here. For the American academic administrator, see John E. Counts.

Johnny Counts
Career information
Born:	(1939-02-28)February 28, 1939 Mount Pleasant, New York
Died:	February 21, 2004(2004-02-21) (aged 64) Newburgh, New York
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
Playing stats at NFL.com

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.

^ "Johnny Counts". Stats Crew. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
"Johnny Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
^ "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.

v t e New York Titans 1962 AFL draft selections
Sandy Stephens Alex Kroll Fate Echols Ed Blaine Mel Melin George Mans John Lomakoski Gary Barnes Ted Stute Curtis Miranda Bill Winter Wilburn Hollis Bert Wilder Sam Mudie Jim Smith Al Miller Buddy Iles Reed Bohovich Judge Dickerson Ron Hatcher Tom Nolan John Kuprok Johnny Counts Russ Warren Chuck Morris Jerry Arch Walter Nikirk Frank Parker Mike McClellan L. E. Hicks Don Jonas Nick Maravich Dick Wilson

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats 53rd Grey Cup champions
Mel Anthony John Atamian Art Baker John Barrow Willie Bethea Gene Ceppetelli John Cimba Dick Cohee Frank Cosentino Johnny Counts Stan Crisson Bill Danychuk Paul Duda Dave Fleming Rae German Tommy Grant Garney Henley Steve Hmiel Ed Hoerster Zeno Karcz Ellison Kelly Bob Krouse Bobby Kuntz Billy Ray Locklin Marty Martinello Gerry McDougall John Metras Chet Miksza Angelo Mosca Bronko Nagurski Jr. Ted Page Herb Paterra Hal Patterson Walt Radzick Jim Reynolds Lee Sampson Don Sutherin Dave Viti Chuck Walton Billy Wayte Cloyd Webb Joe Zuger Head coach: Ralph Sazio

This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1930s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.