John Eason

{{Short description|American football wide receiver (born 1945)}}

{{about|the American football wide receiver|the politician|John Eason (politician)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = John Eason

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| number = 82

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|7|30}}

| birth_place = Ocala, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 220

| high_school = Ocala (FL) Howard

| college = Florida A&M

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 9

| draftpick = 244

| pastteams =

• Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1968}})
• BC Lions ({{CFL Year|1969}})
• Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|1972}})

| pastadmin =

• Florida A&M (2017–2019)
  Athletic director

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John Eason (born July 30, 1945) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He graduated from Howard High School, a segregated high school in Ocala, Florida, in 1963. He played for the Oakland Raiders in 1968, the BC Lions in 1969 and for the Montreal Alouettes in 1972.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EasoJo20.htm |title=John Eason Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=April 16, 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/johneason/2513413/profile |title=John Eason, WR |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=April 16, 2020}} He was the athletic director of Florida A & M University from 2017 to 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocala.com/news/20180319/event-to-feature-famu-head-coach-athletic-director|title = Event to feature FAMU head coach, athletic director}} Eason earned bachelor's and master's degrees at FAMU and a Ph.D. in educational administration From Florida State University in 1987.

From 1981 to 1994, Eason coached at FSU, as well as earning a Ph.D. and serving as assistant athletic director for academic and student affairs. From 1995 to 1998, he was offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of South Carolina. From 1999 to 2000 he worked as an assistant professor in the Department of Human Service and Wellness at the University of Central Florida. In 2001 he joined Mark Richt at the University of Georgia as wide receivers coach and assistant head coach. From 2005 to 2008 he was associate head coach at UGA before becoming director of football operations in 2009, then director of player development in 2010.{{cite news |title=JOHN EASON PROMOTED TO FAMU DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS |url=https://famuathletics.com/news/2018/2/22/211701979.aspx |access-date=May 13, 2020 |date=February 22, 2018}}