| John Riggins is a Football Hall of Famer who has | | | | the coach, Joe Gibbs, in which he talked Riggins |
| made his mark on football for all eternity. He first | | | | into coming back to the team. He did and |
| began playing with the New York Jets to later | | | | remained there until 1985. |
| move on to the Washington Redskins. It was in | | | | When Riggins returned to the team in 1981, he |
| 1992 that he was inducted into the Hall of Fame | | | | scored 13 touchdowns while rushing for 714 |
| and for good reason. | | | | yards. He managed an incredible comeback to the |
| From 1971 to 1975, Riggins played for the New | | | | team and continued the momentum through the |
| York Jets, He was actually a Jets MVP, but he | | | | remainder of his football career with the Redskins. |
| then moved to the Washington Redskins from | | | | Remainder of Career |
| 1976 to 1979 as a free agent. At the time he | | | | The remainder of Riggins's career consists of |
| signed on, he was offered a contract for four | | | | many yards rushing, such as the 1,239 yards he |
| years in the amount of $1.5 million. | | | | gained in 1984. In the 14 seasons that he played |
| Riggins was best in situations where the yardage | | | | in his career, he gained 13,442 yards and had 116 |
| was short, but a knee injury knocked him out of | | | | touchdowns. |
| the 1977 season. That didn't keep him from | | | | Records |
| gaining over 1,000 yards in 1978 and 1,000 yards | | | | There are a number of records that Riggins holds. |
| in 1979. | | | | Some of those records include: The oldest player |
| The Contract Dispute | | | | to rush over 150 yards in a single game at the |
| Riggins sat out the 1980 season because he | | | | age of 35 years old and 71 days. At 36 years old |
| wanted to renegotiate his contract. He was | | | | and 70 days, he was the oldest player to rush for |
| refused, so he walked away from training camp. | | | | 3 touchdowns in a single game. |
| He did, however, rejoin the Redskins in 1981 when | | | | |