John Tarver
John William Tarver
Born: January 1, 1949
Bakersfield, CA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 227
College: Colorado
High School: Arvin (CA)
Career: 1972-1975
Drafted: 1972 in Round 7, #166 overall by the New England Patriots
John Tarver played from 1972 to 1975 during his career with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Tarver ran for 574 yards in his career on 162 attempts, scoring 7 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 214 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 42 | 132 | 3.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 72 | 321 | 4.5 | 28 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 41 | 101 | 2.5 | 18 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 574 | 3.5 | 28 | 7 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 11 | 112 | 10.2 | 22 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 214 | 6.3 | 22 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | New England Patriots | 8 | 3 |
| 1973 | NFL | New England Patriots | 9 | 7 |
| 1974 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 0 |
