:Johnny Hector

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL player

| name = Johnny Hector

| number = 34

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|26}}

| birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 200

| high_school = New Iberia Senior {{nowrap|(New Iberia, Louisiana)}}

| college = Texas A&M

| draftyear = 1983

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 51

| pastteams =

• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1983|1992}})

| highlights =

• NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1987)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 4,280

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.1

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 41

| pfr = HectJo00

}}

Johnny Lyndell Hector (born November 26, 1960) is an American former professional football player for 10 seasons the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 1983 NFL draft. Standing {{height|ft=5|in=11}} and 200 lbs., Hector played Jets from 1983 to 1992. His best season as a pro came during the 1987 season when he was tied with Charles White for most rushing touchdowns in the league with 11. During the mid to late 1980s, he served as a member of the 'Two-Headed Monster' backfield along with Freeman McNeil, creating a one-two punch at running back among the most potent in the league.

Hector compiled 4,280 rushing yards on 1,051 carries and 41 touchdowns; he also caught 188 passes for 1,661 yards and three touchdowns.{{cite web |last1=Gehman |first1=Jim |title=Where Are They Now: Johnny Hector |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/where-are-they-now-johnny-hector |website=New York Jets |access-date=November 2, 2020 |date=May 9, 2019}} His last NFL touchdown was against the New England Patriots on December 23, 1990.

He played high school football at New Iberia Senior High School in New Iberia, Louisiana{{Cite web |last=Partsch III |first=Raymond |title=From small town to the Big Apple, Hector didn’t change |url=https://www.thedailyiberian.com/sports/from-small-town-to-the-big-apple-hector-didn-t-change/article_b3dd82e2-8cfe-11ea-819e-c378def58be4.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The Daily Iberian |language=en}} and graduated in 1979. He lives in Lafayette, Louisiana with his wife, Karla.