John Didion

No. 51

Position:

Center

Personal information

Date of birth:

October 24, 1947

Place of birth:

Woodland, California

Date of death:

December 10, 2013 (aged 66)

Place of death:

Portland, Oregon

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

Woodland (CA)

College:

Oregon State

NFL draft:

1969 / Round: 7 / Pick: 173

Career history

Washington Redskins (1969–1970)
New Orleans Saints (1971–1974)

Career NFL statistics

Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

John Lawrence Didion (October 24, 1947 – December 10, 2013) was an American football Center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1974. He played college football at Oregon State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL Draft.

After playing his first two seasons for the Redskins under coaches Vince Lombardi and Bill Austin, he was traded in January 1971 by George Allen to the Saints in the deal which brought quarterback Billy Kilmer to the "Over the Hill Gang".

From 1998 to 2010, Didion was the sheriff of Pacific County, Washington.^[1]

Didion died December 10, 2013, in Portland, Oregon.^[2]

References

↑ "Pacific County Sheriff's Office". Pacific County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
↑ "Former Beavers All-American center John Didion dies at 66". Albany Democrat Herald. December 12, 1963.

External links

John Didion stats

Washington Redskins 1969 NFL Draft selections

Eugene Epps Ed Cross Bill Kishman Harold McLinton Jeff Anderson John Didion Larry Brown Eric Norri Bob Shannon Michael Shook Rick Brand Paul Rogers Mike Washington Rich Dobbert

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1968 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Terry Hanratty B Chris Gilbert B Leroy Keyes B O. J. Simpson E Jerry LeVias E Ted Kwalick T Dave Foley T George Kunz G Charles Rosenfelder G Jim Barnes G Mike Montler C John Didion

Defense	DL Joe Greene DL Ted Hendricks DL Chuck Kyle DL Bill Stanfill DL Ed White DL John Zook LB Steve Kiner LB Dennis Onkotz LB Mike Ballou DB Jake Scott DB Roger Wehrli DB Al Worley

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