Former Green Bay Packers fullback John Brockington died Friday at the age of 74, according to the Packers.
He was born in Brooklyn and was selected ninth overall in the 1971 NFL Draft out of Ohio State.
Brockington was awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-Pro that season, an accomplishment he repeated two years later. In 1972, he was selected to the second squad.
Brockington reached the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons with the Packers and stayed with them until 1977. He was waived by the Packers after their first game that season before being signed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Brockington rushed for 3,276 yards on 755 tries (4.3 YPC) with 15 scores in his first three seasons. (He also caught two.)
In 1974, he topped the NFL with 309 total touches, including a career-high 43 catches.
Brockington departed with the second-most running yards in Packers history, 5,024; he now places fourth in team history.
Following a kidney donation in 2002, he established the John Brockington Foundation to help others with renal illness.
In 1984, Brockington was named into the Packers’ Hall of Fame.
