John Riggins Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Riggins Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Riggins Facts

Full Name	John Riggins
Birthdate	August 04, 1949
Birth Place	Centralia, KS
Age (in 2024)	75 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Football Player

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John Riggins Age & Birthday

John Riggins is best known as Football Player who has born on August 04, 1949 in Centralia, KS. Currently, John Riggins is 75 years, 3 months and 17 days old. John Riggins will celebrate 76th birthday on Monday, 4th of August 2025. Below the countdown to John Riggins upcoming birthday.

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John Riggins Biography

About

Running back who spent his first five NFL seasons with the New York Jets and was named Super Bowl XVII MVP with the Washington Redskins. He retired with 11,352 rushing yards and 104 touchdowns and led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1983 and 1984.

Before Fame

He was an All-American in football, All-State in basketball, and two time 100 yard dash state champion at Centralia High School in Kansas.

Trivia

He was nicknamed Diesel for his speed and power on the field.

Family Life

He married Lisa-Marie in June 1996 and he has a total of five children.

Associated With

Joe Gibbs coached him and the Redskins to victory in SUper Bowl XVII.

Top Asked Questions about John Riggins

How old is John Riggins in 2024?

John Riggins is 75 years old today.

When was John Riggins born?

John Riggins was born on August 04, 1949 in Centralia, KS.

What is John Riggins zodiac sign?

John Riggins zodiac sign is Leo.

What was John Riggins best known for?

John Riggins was best known as Football Player.

Fun Facts about John Riggins's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about John Riggins's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

John Riggins was born on Thursday, 216^th day / 31^st week of 1949
John Riggins has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Riggins birthday is IV.VIII.MCMXLIX
John Riggins's birthstone is Peridot
John Riggins's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
John Riggins age in year is 75 years old
John Riggins age in month is 903 months old
John Riggins age in day is 27503 days old
John Riggins age in hour is 660072 hours old
John Riggins age in minute is 39604320 minutes old
John Riggins age in second is 2376259200 seconds old
Next John Riggins birthday is on Monday, August 4th 2025
John Riggins age in next birthday (2025) is 76 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 04, 1949 birthday

Historical Events on John Riggins Birthday (August 04)

Below are historical events that coincided with John Riggins's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1965	The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
1969	Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
1972	Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.
1974	A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
1975	The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
1977	U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
1983	Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara.
1984	The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
1987	The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
1995	Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
2006	A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
2007	NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
2018	Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq-Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
2019	Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 12 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
2020	At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
1987	The birth of Marreese Speights American basketball player
1987	The birth of Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor
1988	The birth of Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
1988	The birth of Kelley O'Hara, American soccer player
1989	The birth of Tomasz Kaczor, Polish sprint canoeist
1989	The birth of Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1989	The birth of Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
1990	The birth of Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
1990	The birth of Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
1991	The birth of Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
1992	The birth of Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
1992	The birth of Cole Sprouse, American actor
1992	The birth of Dylan Sprouse, American actor
1995	The birth of Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
2012	The death of Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)
2013	The death of Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish engineer and politician, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Renato Ruggiero, Italian lawyer and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922)
2013	The death of Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932)
2014	The death of James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Chester Crandell, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Elsie Hillman, American philanthropist and politician (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Les Munro, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
2015	The death of John Rudometkin, American basketball player (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Billy Sherrill, American songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
2019	The death of Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician and theorist for the Khmer Rouge (b. 1926)

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