John Henderson
John William Henderson
Born: March 21, 1943
Dayton, OH USA
Position: WR-FL
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
College: Michigan
High School: Roosevelt (Dayton, OH)
Career: 1965-1972
Drafted: 1965 in Round 17, #136 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Drafted: 1965 in Round 5, #63 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
John Henderson played from 1965 to 1972 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Henderson caught 108 passes for 1,735 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 31 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 53 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 553 | 16.3 | 47 | 5 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 527 | 17.0 | 52 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 190 | 19.0 | 70 | 2 |
| Totals | 108 | 1735 | 16.1 | 70 | 10 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 0 |
