Bo Farrington

{{Short description|American football player (1936–1964)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Charles Linning John Mellekas Bo Farrington 1961 Chicago Bears practice.jpg

| caption = Farrington (right) with the Bears in 1961

| position = Tight end

| number = 84

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|02|06}}

| birth_place = DeWalt, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|07|27|1936|01|18}}

| death_place = Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 217

| high_school = Yates (Houston, Texas)

| college = Prairie View A&M

| draftyear = 1960

| draftround = 16

| draftpick = 187

| afldraftyear = 1960

| afldraftround = Second Selections
(by the Boston Patriots)

| pastteams =

• Chicago Bears (1960–1963)

| highlights =

• NFL champion (1963)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 55

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 881

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 7

| pfr =

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John R. "Bo" Farrington (January 18, 1936 – July 27, 1964) was an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Prairie View A&M University. Farrington made history with Bill Wade when (in Wade's first start as quarterback) he received a 98-yard touchdown pass on October 8, 1961.{{cite web |title=Top 10 Bears records not likely to be broken |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/photos/top-10-bears-records-least-likely-to-be-broken#5d7c8210-0ead-4028-a497-ad1612882c73 |website=Chicagobears.com |accessdate=12 November 2020}}

Farrington was killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964, in Rensselaer, Indiana, at the age of 28, along with teammate Willie Galimore.{{cite news |date=July 27, 1964 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XnxFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=prwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7085,3215475&dq=john+farrington+auto+accident&hl=en |title=Farrington, Galimore die in auto accident |newspaper=The Telegraph-Herald |agency=Associated Press |via=Google News Archive}}