John Niland (American football)

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John Niland
Date of birth: February 29, 1944 (1944-02-29) (age 64)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Quincy, Massachusetts
Career information
Position(s): Guard
College: Iowa
NFL Draft: 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick 5
Organizations
 As player:
1966-1974
1975		 Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls: 6
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

John Hugh Niland (born February 29, 1944 in Quincy, Massachusetts) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1966 through 1975. He played college football at the University of Iowa. Niland was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the fifth overal pick of the 1966 draft. He played guard for the Cowboys for nine seasons. One of the top offensive lineman of his era, and an excellent pulling guard, Niland was selected to six consecutive Pro Bowls and was an All Pro. Niland was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 1975. He played one season for the Eagles before retiring.

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Dallas Cowboys first-round draft picks
Lilly • Jordan • Morton • Niland • Homan • C. Hill • D. Thomas • T. Smith • B. Thomas • DuPree • E. Jones • Young • R. White • Henderson • Kyle • Dorsett • Bethea • Shaw • Richards • R. Hill • Jeffcoat • Cannon • Brooks • Sherrard • Noonan • Irvin • Aikman • E. Smith • Maryland • Harper • Pritchett • K. Smith • R. Jones • Carver • LaFleur • Ellis • Ekuban • R. Williams • Newman • Ware • Spears • Carpenter • Spencer • F. Jones • Jenkins
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Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl VI Champions
10 Ron Widby | 12 Roger Staubach | 14 Craig Morton | 19 Lance Alworth | 20 Mel Renfro | 22 Bob Hayes | 26 Herb Adderley | 30 Dan Reeves | 31 Gloster Richardson | 32 Walt Garrison | 33 Duane Thomas | 34 Cornell Green | 35 Calvin Hill | 36 Joe Williams |37 Isaac Thomas | 41 Charlie Waters | 42 Claxton Welch | 43 Cliff Harris | 50 D. D. Lewis | 51 Dave Manders | 52 Dave Edwards | 54 Chuck Howley | 55 Lee Roy Jordan | 60 Lee Roy Caffey | 61 Blaine Nye | 62 John Fitzgerald | 63 Larry Cole | 64 Tony Liscio | 66 George Andrie | 67 Pat Toomay | 70 Rayfield Wright | 71 Rodney Wallace | 73 Ralph Neely | 74 Bob Lilly | 75 Jethro Pugh | 76 John Niland | 77 Bill Gregory | 79 Forrest Gregg | 83 Mike Clark | 85 Tody Smith | 87 Billy Truax | 89 Mike Ditka
Head Coach Tom Landry
Coaches Ermal Allen | Bobby Franklin | Jim Myers | Dan Reeves | Ray Renfro | Ernie Stautner | Jerry Tubbs
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