| Date | Transaction |
| 02-28-2005 | John Hairston has retired from football. |
| 08-31-2003 | The Tulsa Osage have moved Kevin Majors, Brad Flaherty, Mike Olsen, Jim Corey, and Ben Hennings to the active roster. The Tulsa Osage have moved Wayne Tuckett, Frank McCullough, Larron Klimek, and Roger Cross to the inactive roster. |
| 08-31-2003 | The Tulsa Osage have waived John Hairston. |
| 08-11-2003 | The Tulsa Osage have moved Ryan Pennison to the active roster. The Tulsa Osage have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 10-29-2001 | The Tulsa Osage have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Tulsa Osage have moved Jack Seborg to the inactive roster. |
| 10-29-2001 | The Tulsa Osage have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 08-20-2001 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived John Hairston. |
| 04-29-2001 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Hairston, Tito Sims, Fred James, Ephesians Kerrigan, and Mark Moore to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Fred Godfrey, Morris Titanic, Gary Wray, Butch Fowler, and Golden Richards to the inactive roster. |
| 04-29-2001 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 09-03-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived John Hairston. |
| 09-03-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 08-27-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have automatically waived John Hairston to comply with the 65-man roster limit. |
| 08-21-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 08-21-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have waived John Hairston. |
| 08-21-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Kenyon Slaughter, Reb Wickersham, Fred Godfrey, John Perko, Joe Record, Mike Pinkett, and Butch Fowler to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Marc Mims, Bennie McRae, David Hull, Kent Blue, Al Perkins, Darian Jackson, John Hairston, Javon Johnson, and Reese Jordan to the inactive roster. |
| 04-30-2000 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Ronnie Holliday, Tony Campion, Tim Dobrus, John Hairston, Refrigerator Carter, Fred James, Ephesians Kerrigan, and Eddie Gillette to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Fred Godfrey, Morris Titanic, Gary Wray, Max Finn, Mike Pinkett, Butch Fowler, Don Lamka, and Golden Richards to the inactive roster. |
| 10-10-1999 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Butch Fowler and Morris Titanic to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Tim Dobrus and John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 09-27-1999 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Stanley Atkins to the inactive roster. |
| 09-27-1999 | The Cleveland Ironmen have moved Stanley Atkins to the active roster. The Cleveland Ironmen have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 09-13-1999 | The Cleveland Ironmen have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 09-06-1999 | The Providence Devine have waived John Hairston. |
| 12-28-1998 | The Providence Devine have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Providence Devine have moved Dave Morris to the inactive roster. |
| 12-28-1998 | The Providence Devine have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 12-27-1998 | The Montreal Mastodon have automatically waived John Hairston to comply with the 53-man roster limit. |
| 11-29-1998 | The Montreal Mastodon have moved Wilbur Colter, Jeff Farina, and Mike Brigance to the active roster. The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jim Kemp, John Hairston, and Larry Sorrell to the inactive roster. |
| 11-22-1998 | The Montreal Mastodon have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Montreal Mastodon have moved Jeff Farina to the inactive roster. |
| 11-22-1998 | The Montreal Mastodon have acquired John Hairston from the waiver wire. |
| 10-05-1998 | The Edmonton Frostbite have waived John Hairston. |
| 08-30-1998 | The Edmonton Frostbite have placed John Hairston on the trade block. |
| 01-18-1998 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Bob Pape to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 01-05-1998 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Bob Pape to the inactive roster. |
| 11-03-1997 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Corey Hicks and Ken Thomas to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Dave Suggs and John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 10-26-1997 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Janiak and Ken Thomas to the inactive roster. |
| 12-23-1996 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Mo Christopherson to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston and Hunk Moynihan to the inactive roster. |
| 11-04-1996 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston and Ross Oldham to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Matt Harris and Elmer Manoukian to the inactive roster. |
| 04-28-1996 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Quentin Bergerson to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 12-31-1995 | John Hairston of the Edmonton Frostbite is injured with a finger fracture and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days. |
| 11-27-1995 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Matt Harris to the inactive roster. |
| 10-16-1995 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Ross Oldham to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 08-14-1995 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston, Al Jervey, Robert Bailey, Vic Clark, and Jeff Roopenian to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Frank Jacoby, Steve Weatherwax, Jim Hampton, Ross Oldham, and Mark Ferguson to the inactive roster. |
| 08-14-1995 | The Edmonton Frostbite have moved Henry Banet to the active roster. The Edmonton Frostbite have moved John Hairston to the inactive roster. |
| 12-19-1994 | The Detroit Snipers have moved John Hairston to the active roster. The Detroit Snipers have moved Robert Bailey to the inactive roster. |
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