| Date of birth: | January 16, 1940 |
| Place of birth: | Forest City, IA |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Defensive tackle |
| College: | Washington |
| AFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 4 / Pick: 25 (By the Oakland Raiders) |
| NFL Draft: | 1962 / Round: 3 / Pick: 31 (By the Los Angeles Rams) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1962-1963 1964-1967 |
Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
John Douglas Meyers (born January 16, 1940 in Forest City, Iowa) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the third round of the 1962 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. Meyers was also selected in the fourth round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
Meyers attended and played high school football at Richland High School in Richland, Washington. He was an all-state football player in 1957 and led the Bombers to the 1958 State Basketball Championship.
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