'A Football Life': John Riggins returns to the Redskins in 1981
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'A Football Life': John Riggins returns to the Redskins in 1981
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John Riggins Highlights
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John Riggins Highlights
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John Riggins, the legendary NFL running back nicknamed “The Diesel,” took one of the most peculiar sabbaticals in professional sports history when he sat out the entire 1980 NFL season. After four solid seasons with the Washington Redskins (now Commanders), Riggins approached head coach Joe Gibbs with a contract dispute and an ultimatum that would make modern sports agents faint: pay me more or I’m going fishing. Literally. When the Redskins didn’t meet his demands, Riggins didn’t posture or neg
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John Riggins, the legendary NFL running back nicknamed “The Diesel,” took one of the most peculiar sabbaticals in professional sports history when he sat out the entire 1980 NFL season. After four solid seasons with the Washington Redskins (now Commanders), Riggins approached head coach Joe Gibbs with a contract dispute and an ultimatum that would make modern sports agents faint: pay me more or I’m going fishing. Literally. When the Redskins didn’t meet his demands, Riggins didn’t posture or neg
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On this date in 1983, John Riggins made his legendary run in Super Bowl XVII. 🏆 (🎥 @nfllegacy) | CBS Sports HQ
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On this date in 1983, John Riggins made his legendary run in Super Bowl XVII. 🏆 (🎥 @nfllegacy) | CBS Sports HQ
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1983 Dolphins vs Redskins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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1983 Dolphins vs Redskins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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1982 Redskins vs Dolphins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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1982 Redskins vs Dolphins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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1984 Steelers vs Redskins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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1984 Steelers vs Redskins (highlight) John Riggins touchdown run.
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#7: John Riggins' Super Bowl XVII Highlights I Top 50 SB Performances
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#3 Riggins 136 Carries in 4 Games! ('82 playoffs) | NFL Films | Top 10 Playoff Performances
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John Riggins' Super Bowl run turned him into a #Redskins fan, so when Dan Kosick lost his leg to cancer he had one wish -- to meet the team. Sunday night he relived his Make-A-Wish America experience on the sidelines at #OAKvsWAS. | Washington Commanders
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1979 - John Riggins Makes Incredible Hard Block on Lions Defender
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John Riggins 43-Yard TD Run in Super Bowl XVII - On This Day 1/30/83 | Redskins vs Dolphins #shorts
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To celebrate Gold Jacket John Riggins' birthday today, we take a look back at his 1992 Enshrinement Speech. #HBD | New York Jets | Washington Football Team | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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'A Football Life': John Riggins was Joe Namath's kindred spirit as a Jets rookie
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How a Farm Kid Became the Wildest Man in NFL History
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John Riggins believes it would be a crime to not put #Redskins Legend Joe Jacoby in the Pro Football Hall of Fame THIS year. #AnotherHogInTheHall #LOVETHEMHOGS #HTTR4LIFE #BigJake | The Burgundy & Gold
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Time to crank up that Diesel! TJRS is back...... *Riggo is starting to feel like his old truck rusted and dented *A Babe Ruth jersey just sold for over $24 million. How much for Riggo's Super Bowl 17, 4th & 1 jersey complete with grass stains and Dolphins hand prints! | John Riggins
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John Riggins: Hall of Fame Football Fullback
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Hall of Fame RB John Riggins sells iconic jersey for a whopping number
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EVERY JOHN RIGGINS PLAYOFF TOUCHDOWN
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Founder's Award: John Riggins | Military Bowl Foundation, Inc.
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