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John Hadl

Retired

Houston Texans · QB

John Hadl recorded 220 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 16 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Houston Oilers, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers.

▶Best highlights

152.3

pass yds/gm

5.1

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

220

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to John Hadl's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1971
NEW YORKJETS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 31, 1971

New York Jets vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 31, 1971

358 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1968
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 1, 1968

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1968

325 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1967
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 8, 1967

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 8, 1967

249 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
1968
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
OCT 20, 1968

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1968

321 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
1966
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 4, 1966

Los Angeles Chargers vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 4, 1966

341 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 3 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from John Hadl's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 359 passing yards

Regular Season
1968
OAKLANDRAIDERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DEC 15, 1968

Oakland Raiders vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1968

359 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 5 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
1968
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 1, 1968

Los Angeles Chargers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 1, 1968

325 pass yds · 5 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 60 rushing yards

Regular Season
1962
DENVERBRONCOS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
NOV 4, 1962

Denver Broncos vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Nov 4, 1962

198 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped John Hadl's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1960–1969

01
LACHADL—John Hadl
LACALWORTH—Lance Alworth
LACLOWE—Paul Lowe

Sid Gillman stretches the field

Los Angeles Chargers · The AFL's early innovators

Gillman's vertical passing principles and Alworth's speed produced five division titles and the franchise's only league championship in 1963.

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Franchise era

1970–1977

02
LACHADL—John Hadl
LACFOUTS—Dan Fouts
LACGARRISON—Gary Garrison

Fouts arrives before the system does

Los Angeles Chargers · Searching after Gillman

San Diego struggled through transition but drafted the quarterback who would become the center of its next revolution.

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Franchise era

1973–1989

03
LARHADL—John Hadl
LARYOUNGBLOOD—Jack Youngblood
LARDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson

Division dominance keeps colliding with a dynasty

Los Angeles Rams · A perennial NFC power

The Rams won seven straight division titles and reached the 1979 Super Bowl, but Dallas, Minnesota and San Francisco repeatedly blocked the path.

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Franchise era

1968–1991

04
GBHADL—John Hadl
GBLOFTON—James Lofton
GBDICKEY—Lynn Dickey

Two decades of searching after Lombardi

Green Bay Packers · The long road back

Green Bay cycled through coaches and rarely reached the playoffs before a new front office changed the franchise's direction.

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Franchise era

1967–1977

05
TENHADL—John Hadl
TENBETHEA—Elvin Bethea
TENBRAZILE—Robert Brazile

A defense begins to restore Houston pride

Tennessee Titans · From collapse to Bum Phillips

The Oilers bottomed out before Phillips and the draft picks who would power one of the city's most beloved teams arrived.

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Career accomplishments

NFL passing touchdowns leader · 1968, 1971NFL passing yards leader · 1968, 197116 NFL seasons220 career games33,505 career passing yards244 career passing touchdowns1,112 career rushing yards16 career rushing touchdowns3 career receptions-9 career receiving yardsJersey: 04 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 1962Most recent: Dec 18, 1977

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history