John Hadl

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John Hadl
Date of birth	February 15, 1940
Place of birth	Lawrence, Kansas
Position(s)	Quarterback
College	Kansas
AFL Draft	1962 / Round 1/ Pick 10
Career Highlights
Awards	1973 UPI NFC Player of the Year 1973 Rams MVP 1969 AFL All-Star Game MVP
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1962-1972 1973-1974 1974-1975 1976-1977	San Diego Chargers Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers Houston Oilers

John Willard Hadl (born February 15, 1940 in Lawrence, Kansas) was a professional American football player.

After playing halfback on both offense and defense at the University of Kansas as a sophomore, Hadl played quarterback for his last two years at Kansas, and was selected as the school's Player of the Century. He was an All-American at running back in 1960 and at quarterback in 1961.

He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 210 lb (95 kg). He joined the American Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1962. He shared quarterbacking duties until 1966, when he became San Diego's starting quarterback, and averaged over 3,000 yards and 23 tds per (14-game) season for the next four years.

He was the American Football League's leading passer in both 1965 and 1968, and was a four-time AFL All-Star. In 1969, he was selected as the AFL All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player.

Before the 1973 season, Hadl was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for defensive end Coy Bacon and running back Bob Thomas. Leading the Rams to the playoffs that year, he was named the National Football Conference Player of the Year.

Hadl was also head coach of the Los Angeles Express football team of the USFL from 1984 to 1985, compiling a record of 13-23, 1-1.

Hadl is currently an associate athletic director in the University of Kansas athletic department, despite the widespread belief that he was the "unnamed assistant football coach" at KU that provided improper benefits to recruits in the early 1980s in violation of NCAA regulations.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Other American Football League players
• Sigma Nu LEADership learning program

[edit] References

Preceded by Jack Kemp	San Diego Chargers Starting Quarterbacks 1962	Succeeded by Tobin Rote
Preceded by Tobin Rote	San Diego Chargers Starting Quarterbacks 1965-1972	Succeeded by Johnny Unitas
Preceded by Roman Gabriel	Los Angeles Rams Starting Quarterbacks 1973-1974	Succeeded by James Harris
Preceded by Jerry Tagge	Green Bay Packers Starting Quarterbacks 1974-1975	Succeeded by Lynn Dickey