Franco Harris Football League
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#45|John Willard Safety
Retired (1981, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (12-05-2020) Potential D 
Age at Death 73 Born 01-24-1948 in Pittsburgh, PA
Drafted Round 2, Pick 40 (1971) Experience 10 Years (206 Wks)
College Montana University Bozeman, 1971 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D- Catching D- Pass Cover B  Kick Power C-
Throw Acc D- Pass Blocking D- Run Cover C  Kick Acc D 
Carrying D  Run Blocking F  Tackling B+ Kick Return C 
        Pursuit C     
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed C+ Stamina D+ Execution A- Agility B 
Strength C  Health C- Aggressiveness C+ Hands D 
Jumping C      Attitude A- Break Tackle B-
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C  SS B- K F  GUN C+
WR C- G D+ DE C  FS B  P F  KR C-
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C+ CB C+ LS D- KRB C-
FB D+ TE D  OLB C+ H D+ HT C- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1971 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1 3 34 11.3 20 0 0
1972 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 1 4 23 5.8 9 0 0
1973 SD 16 16 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 5 2 3 5 1.7 5 0 1
1974 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 4 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
1975 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 9 9.0 9 0 0
1976 SD 16 6 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 0
1977 SD 13 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 2 1 7 7.0 7 0 0
1978 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0 3 57 19.0 38 1 0
1979 SD 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
1980 SD 9 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   150 134 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 33 15 18 156 8.7 38 1 1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1982John Willard has retired from football.
09-13-1981The San Diego Yippee Express have automatically waived John Willard to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-17-1981The San Diego Yippee Express have moved Ed Conger and Kink McDonough to the active roster. The San Diego Yippee Express have moved John Willard and Don Woodruff to the inactive roster.
11-09-1980John Willard of the San Diego Yippee Express is injured with a hand fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 63 days.
10-16-1977John Willard of the San Diego Yippee Express is injured with a severe concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
09-25-1977John Willard of the San Diego Yippee Express is injured with a wrist inflammation and is expected to be out for approximately 9 days.
08-09-1971The San Diego Yippee Express have moved John Willard and Freddie Mioduszewski to the active roster. The San Diego Yippee Express have moved Aaron Matthews to the inactive roster.