John Jefferson

John Jefferson
	Jefferson in 1985
No. 83, 85, 89
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	February 3, 1956 (age 68); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:	Franklin D. Roosevelt; (Dallas, Texas)
College:	Arizona State
NFL draft:	1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
	San Diego Chargers (1978–1980); Green Bay Packers (1981–1984); Cleveland Browns (1985);
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Pro (1979, 1980); Second-team All-Pro (1978); 4× Pro Bowl (1978–1980, 1982); NFL receiving yards leader (1980); 2× NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1978, 1980); PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978); San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team; Consensus All-American (1977);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	351
Receiving yards:	5,714
Touchdowns:	47
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

John Larry Jefferson (né Washington;^[1] born February 3, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football with the Arizona State Sun Devils, he was selected in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played three seasons in San Diego, where he became the first NFL player to gain 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons. He was traded to the Green Bay Packers after a contract dispute with the Chargers, and later finished his playing career with the Cleveland Browns.

^ Brooks, R. Lamar (February 24, 2011). "DISD Legends Series:"The Greatest" John Washington aka John Jefferson (Pt. 1)". Dallas South News. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016.