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| Born: | January 17, 1948 Laurel, Mississippi |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Memphis Mississippi State |
| NFL draft | 1970 / Round: 5 / Pick: 121 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1970 | Washington Redskins |
| Career stats | |
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John Daniel Pierce (born January 17, 1948 in Laurel, Mississippi) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Memphis and Mississippi State University and was drafted in the fifth round of the 1970 NFL Draft.[1]
Pierce appeared in two games during the 1970 NFL season, carrying five times for six yards and catching one pass for six yards.[2]
Pierce was a quarterback for Memphis State.[3]
References
- ^ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 1410. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
- ^ Palmer et al., p. 541.
- ^ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gotigersgo.com/documents/2015/5/27/_m_footbl__1969Pgs21-40TigerFootball.pdf