Johnny Roland

Johnny Roland
No. 23
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1943-05-21) May 21, 1943 (age 81)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Roy Miller
(Corpus Christi, Texas)
College:Missouri (1962, 1964–1965)
NFL draft:1965 / round: 4 / pick: 54
AFL draft:1965 / round: Redshirt 1 / pick: 4
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As a player
As a coach
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:3,750
Rushing average:3.7
Rushing touchdowns:28
Receptions:153
Receiving yards:1,430
Receiving touchdowns:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Johnny Earl Roland (born May 21, 1943) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a running back for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966 to 1972 and the New York Giants in 1973. Roland played college football for the Missouri Tigers, earning consensus All-American honors as a defensive back in 1965. After his playing days, he served as an assistant coach with the number of NFL teams and at the University of Notre Dame. Roland was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1998.