John Henderson (wide receiver)

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John Henderson

No. 87, 80

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born:

March 21, 1943 (age 81)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

Career information

College:

Michigan

NFL draft:

1965 / round: 5 / pick: 63

AFL draft:

1965 / round: 17 / pick: 136^[1]

Career history

Detroit Lions (1965–1967)
Minnesota Vikings (1968–1972)

Career highlights and awards

NFL champion (1969)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1964)

Career NFL statistics

Receptions:	108
Receiving yards:	1,735
Touchdowns:	10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John William Henderson (born March 21, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines in 1963 and 1964. He played in the NFL from 1965 to 1972. He was the leading receiver in Super Bowl IV with seven catches for 111 yards for the Minnesota Vikings.

Henderson was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1943 and attended Roosevelt High School. He played college football at the end position for Michigan in 1963 and 1964. He gained 330 receiving yards on 27 catches in 1963 and 377 yards on 31 catches in 1964.^[2]

Henderson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round (63rd overall) of the 1965 NFL draft. He played eight seasons in the NFL for the Detroit Lions (1965–1967) and Minnesota (1968–1972).^[3] His best year in the NFL was 1969 when he caught 34 passes for 553 yards and five touches.^[3] The Vikings won the 1969 NFL Championship Game and advanced to play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl IV; Henderson was the game's leading receiver with seven catches for 111 yards.^[4] In his eight-year NFL career, Henderson appeared in 93 games and had 108 receptions for 1,735 yards and 10 touchdowns.^[3]

He was one of the fifteen plaintiffs in Mackey v. National Football League in which Judge Earl R. Larson declared that the Rozelle rule was a violation of antitrust laws on December 30, 1975.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Michigan Football Statistical Archive". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "John Henderson". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "Super Bowl IV". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ Wallace, William N. "Rozelle Rule Found In Antitrust Violation," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 31, 1975. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ Mackey v. National Football League, 407 F. Supp. 1000 (D. Minn. 1975) – Justia.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

v t e Philadelphia Eagles 1965 NFL draft selections
Ray Rissmiller Al Nelson Fred Hill John Henderson John Huarte Gary Garrison Erwin Will Al Piraino Floyd Hudlow Rick Redman Louis James John Kuzniewski John Fouse Tom Longo Otis Taylor Jim Gray Dave Austin Bill Marcordes Charley Englehart Bob Shann

Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL draft selections

Jim Davidson
Al Atkinson
Dave Simmons
Lance Rentzel
Marty Schottenheimer
Ray Rissmiller
Al Nelson
Chuck Mercein
Floyd Hudlow
Doug Goodwin
Chuck Hurston
Pete Mills
Bob Timberlake
Lyn Hart
John Meyer
Bruce Airheart
John Henderson
Ray Hinze
Frank Marchlewski
John Henry
Ken Ambrusko
Gary Lane
John Kuzniewski
Roger Davis
Johnny Boyette
John Strohmeyer
J. R. Wilburn
Charley King
Earl Hawkins
Sonny Odom
Ray Johnson
George Wilson

v t e Minnesota Vikings 1969 NFL champions
11 Joe Kapp 14 Fred Cox 15 Gary Cuozzo 19 Bob Lee 20 Bobby Bryant 21 Jim Lindsey 22 Paul Krause 26 Clinton Jones 27 Bob Grim 29 Karl Kassulke 30 Bill Brown 32 Oscar Reed 35 Billy Harris 40 Charlie West 41 Dave Osborn 45 Ed Sharockman 46 Earsell Mackbee 49 Dale Hackbart 50 Jim Hargrove 52 Mike Reilly 53 Mick Tingelhoff 55 Mike McGill 58 Wally Hilgenberg 59 Lonnie Warwick 60 Roy Winston 62 Ed White 63 Jim Vellone 64 Milt Sunde 66 Bookie Bolin 67 Grady Alderman 70 Jim Marshall 71 Doug Davis 73 Ron Yary 74 Steve Smith 76 Paul Dickson 77 Gary Larsen 80 John Henderson 81 Carl Eller 84 Gene Washington 86 Tom Hall 88 Alan Page
Head coach: Bud Grant
Coaches: Jerry Burns Bob Hollway Bus Mertes John Michels Jack Patera

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