John Dockery

This article is about the NFL player. For the college football coach, see Rex Dockery.
John Dockery
No. 43, 29
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1944-09-06) September 6, 1944
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Harvard
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 8
INT yards: 111
Receptions: 1
Receiving yards: 6
Games played: 61
Games started: 7
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

John Dockery (September 6, 1944) is an American sportscaster and former American football defensive back who played for the New York Jets and later the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1968 to 1973. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jets out of Harvard. He spent the last two years of his playing career with the Steelers.[1]

Following his retirement, Dockery went on to co-host Sports Extra on WNYW Channel 5 in New York City with Bill Mazer. He also served as a color analyst for College Football on ABC and NFL on CBS telecasts as well as a sideline reporter for College Football on CBS and Notre Dame Football on NBC.

Dockery served as a sideline reporter for Monday Night Football broadcasts on Westwood One radio from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, he served as analyst for the network's Sunday Night Football radiocasts, as well as sideline reporter for other games.

Dockery continues to serve the game of football by co-organizing a youth football camp with Joe Namath that is in this 44th year. Additionally after his sports career Dockery founded Cambridge Corporate Services in 1998, a New York-based outsourcing service provider.

See also

References

  1. John Dockery. pro-football-reference.com


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