:John Didion
{{Short description|American football player (1947–2013)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = John Didion
| image =
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| number = 51
| position = Center
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|10|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Woodland, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|12|10|1947|10|24|mf=y}}
| death_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 245
| high_school = Woodland (CA)
| college = Oregon State
| draftyear = 1969
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 173
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins (1969–1970)
- New Orleans Saints (1971–1974)
| highlights =
- Unanimous All-American (1968)
- Second-team All-American (1967)
- 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1967, 1968)
| pfr = DidiJo20
}}
John Lawrence Didion (October 24, 1947 – December 10, 2013) was an American football player, a Center in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints from 1969 to 1974.
Early life
Born and raised in Woodland, California, Didion played college football at Oregon State University under head coach Dee Andros and was a consensus All-American.
NFL career
Selected in the seventh round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, Didion played his first two seasons in the NFL for the Redskins under head coaches Vince Lombardi and Bill Austin. He was traded in January 1971 by new head coach George Allen to the Saints in the deal which brought quarterback Billy Kilmer to the "Over the Hill Gang."
After football
From 1998 to 2010, Didion was the sheriff of Pacific County, Washington.{{cite web | url=http://wapacso.awardspace.com/ | title=Pacific County Sheriff's Office | access-date=2008-12-24 | archive-date=January 30, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130012901/http://wapacso.awardspace.com/ | url-status=dead }}
Didion died at age 66 in Portland, Oregon.{{cite news |url=http://democratherald.com/sports/beavers-sports/football/osu-football-former-beavers-all-american-center-john-didion-dies/article_7c559fc7-dd24-55f3-8450-cb332408e0b2.html |title=Former Beavers All-American center John Didion dies at 66 |newspaper=Albany Democrat Herald |date=December 12, 1963 }}
References
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External links
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Category:All-American college football players
Category:American football linebackers
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Oregon State Beavers football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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