Autographs of John Riggins
Robert John Riggins (born August 4, 1949), nicknamed "Riggo" and "Diesel", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. Riggins was known for his "bell cow" running style and productivity well into the later years of his career. In the 1983 season, at age 34, he rushed for a then-NFL record of 24 touchdowns, a record which stood for almost 20 seasons. Riggins again led the league in rushing touchdowns during the 1984 season at age 35. Although he earned only one Pro Bowl appearance in his career, Riggins had his greatest success in the postseason and was named MVP of Super Bowl XVII where he scored one touchdown and rushed for 166 yards in a 27–17 win for the Redskins over the Miami Dolphins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
Riggins was born in Seneca, Kansas, of Irish, English, and Czech ancestry and attended Centralia High School in Centralia, Kansas. While there, he was a three-sport athlete, earning high school All-American recognition in football, all-state honors in basketball and twice winning the Class B 100-yard dash state title.
Riggins high school is now located on John Riggins Avenue, which runs through a main part of Centralia.
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Traded items with a signature of John Riggins
The most expensive item with a signature of John Riggins (John Riggins Authentic Signed White Pro Style Framed Jersey BAS Witnessed) was sold in April 2026 for £633.70 while the cheapest item (John Riggins autographed 8"X10" photo card football) found a new owner for £14.30 in February 2026. The month with the most items sold (9) was July 2025 with an average selling price of £112.83 for an autographed item of John Riggins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2025 with £173.33 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £112.83 was July 2025. In average, an autographed item from John Riggins is worth £113.42.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Riggins were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jets John Riggins Signed 1972 Topps #13 Rookie Card Auto Grade 10! BAS Slabbed | £166.21 |  |
| Jets John Riggins Signed 1972 Topps #13 Rookie Card Auto Grade 10! BAS Slabbed | £166.21 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.64 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.64 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £115.91 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £115.91 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.03 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.03 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.28 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £116.28 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Jets | £113.34 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Redskins | £116.03 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Redskins | £116.03 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Redskins | £116.28 | |
| John Riggins, "Autographed" (Beckett) 8x10 Photo (Scarce / Vintage) Redskins | £116.28 | |
Latest News about John Riggins
'Selling Sunset' star shells out eyewatering fee for Hall of Famer John Riggins' (12/02/2026): Oppenheim - whose high-end real estate brokerage firm, the Oppenheim Group, has been the subject of the hit Netflix show since 2019 - was desperate to get his hands on the iconic memento. 
Christian McCaffery makes it 16 straight games with a touchdown in 49ers' game a (24/10/2023): Despite trailing 16-7 at halftime, McCaffery's touchdown late in the second quarter broke the record for consecutive games with a scrimmage touchdown with 16.
