John Garlington

NFL player


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DateOfBirth=June 5, 1946
Birthplace=Jonesboro, LA
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College=Louisiana State
Position=Linebacker
number=50
DraftedYear=1968
DraftedRound=2
DraftedPick=47
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years=1968-1977
teams=Cleveland Browns
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name = John Garlington


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born = June 5, 1946
placeofbirth = Jonesboro, LA, United States
nickname = Big John
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department = Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries - Enforcement Division
serviceyears = 1986 - February 10, 2000
rank = 1986 - commissioned as Wildlife Agent
1998 - promoted to Captain
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John M. Garlington (born June 5, 1946, in Jonesboro, Louisiana, died February 10, 2000) is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League (1968-1977) with the Cleveland Browns.

Garlington graduated in 1964 from Jonesboro-Hodge High School. He was a star college athlete at Louisiana State University. At LSU, he was a 1967 Kodak/American Football Coaches Association pick. He was also a First-Team All-SEC pick in 1966 by the Associated Press and in 1967 by both the AP and United Press International. He was described as an "Incredible athlete whose talents typified his play and teamwork. Had excellent speed and lateral pursuit. Opponents were timid when it came to attacking his side of the defensive line. Even with his size, he was a speed merchant. In the 1966 Rice encounter, John picked off an errant pass and returned it 42 yards for a touchdown." [ [http://www.lesmiles.net/athletics/lesmiles.nsf/$Content/All-Americans?OpenDocument#garlington LesMiles.net: All-Americans ] ]

Law Enforcement career

After leaving professional football, John Garlington became employed, in 1986, as a Wildlife Enforcement Agent (game warden) with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries - Enforcement Division. He was promoted to the rank of Captain, in 1998, and was the commander of the department's Region 1 office near Shreveport, Louisiana. Prior to assuming command of Region 1, Garlington held the rank of Sergeant, and was assigned to the department's Statewide Strike Force. Garlington died in the line of duty, from drowning, while investigating a poaching complaint near his home on the Mill Creek Reservoir near Saline, LA in Bienville Parish. He had been on the force for 14 years. [ [http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=15362 Captain John M. Garlington, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ] ] Garlington was survived by his wife Karon Garlington. He is buried at the Ebeneezer Cemetery off Louisiana Highway 508 in Bienville Parish. His son, Jonesboro police officer John Moses Garlington, was previously buried at this same cemetery in the spring of 1994.

References

External links

* [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/pdf/team/history/jersey_numbers.pdf Cleveland Browns Jersey Numbers]
* [http://www.odmp.org/officer/15362-captain-john-m.-garlington Officer Down Memorial Page]