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JOHN GILLEN

Gillen, John Francis
Height: 6-3 Weight: 228
Born: November 5, 1958 Arlington Heights, IL
High School: St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL)
YearCollegeStatus
1977IllinoisLettered
1978IllinoisLettered
1979IllinoisLettered
1980IllinoisLettered
Draft: 5th round (116th overall) 1981 St. Louis Cardinals
Relatives: Brother of Ken Gillen
NFL Playoff Statistics
Roster Key • Stat Key
YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1981 STL NFL57LB160
1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL57LB40
1983 New England Patriots (NFL)1983 NE NFL54LB80
1984 Chicago Blitz (USFL)1984 CHI USFL53MLB13
1985 Arizona Outlaws (USFL)1985 ARI USFL55MLB
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL280
TransactionDateTeam
Draft4/28/19811981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1981 STL NFL
Signed7/13/19811981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1981 STL NFL
Injured Reserve9/6/19821982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL
Released12/8/19821982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL
Signed12/10/19821982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL
Released8/23/19831983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1983 STL NFL
Signed9/28/19831983 New England Patriots (NFL)1983 NE NFL
Released11/25/19831983 New England Patriots (NFL)1983 NE NFL
Signed12/20/19831984 Chicago Blitz (USFL)1984 CHI USFL
Unrestricted Free Agent8/7/19861985 Arizona Outlaws (USFL)1985 ARI USFL
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD20+40+FUM
1984 Chicago Blitz (USFL)1984 CHI USFL11111.011000
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