Hank Bjorklund

{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Hank Bjorklund

| image =

| number = 40

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|5}}

| birth_place = Glen Head, New York, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = North Shore (NY)

| college = Princeton

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 299

| pastteams =

| highlights =

  • First-team All-East (1971)
  • Second-team All-East (1970)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 30

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 171

| pfr = BjorHa00

}}

John Henry Bjorklund (born June 5, 1950) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1972 to 1974. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BjorHa00.htm|title = Hank Bjorklund Stats}}{{Cite web|title=Hank Bjorklund Stats - Pro Football Archives|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/bjor00600.html|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.profootballarchives.com}}{{cite web|url=https://liherald.com/seacliff/stories/former-jets-player-hank-bjorklund-shares-a-story-of-the-power-of-healing-through-poetry-in-sea,169917|title=Former Jets player Hank Bjorklund shares a story of the power of healing through poetry in Sea Cliff|website=Long Island Herald Sea Cliff|access-date=March 20, 2023}}

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