John Adams (offensive lineman)

{{Short description|American football player (1921–1969)}}

{{About|the Redskins offensive lineman born in 1921|the Bears/Rams running back born in 1937|John Adams (running back)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Adams

| image = John Adams Sr. - 1948 Bowman.jpg

| caption = Adams on a 1948 Bowman football card

| number = 42

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|9|22}}

| birth_place = Charleston, Arkansas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|8|20|1921|9|22}}

| death_place = Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 242

| high_school = Subiaco (AR)

| college = Notre Dame

| draftyear = 1945

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 23

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1945|1949}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1943)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 55

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 26

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = AdamJo20

}}

John William "Tree" Adams (September 22, 1921 – August 20, 1969) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins{{Cite web |url=http://www.redskins.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html |title=Redskins.com | All Time Roster |access-date=2016-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422164010/http://www.redskins.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html |archive-date=2018-04-22 |url-status=dead }} from 1945 to 1949. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.