John Karrs

John Bernard Karrs (September 19, 1915 – November 27, 1999) was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duquesne University.

John Karrs
No. 35
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1915-09-19)September 19, 1915
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died:November 27, 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 84)
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Arnold High
College:Duquesne
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:10
Passing completions:4
TD–INT:0-4
Passing yards:49
Longest pass:23
Player stats at NFL.com

He was also one of the first left-handed quarterbacks in the history of the NFL.[1]

Coaching career

Karrs was a sports coach for several high school teams. He was primarily a coach at Penn High for years. In 1944, he was going to accept a new job at Waynesboro High School but ended up backing out shortly after and remaining a coach at Penn High. However, he was on the hot seat and had an option to either coach at Penn High, or play a season with the Cleveland Rams. He ended up choosing to play with the Rams and was no longer a coach at Penn High.[2][3][4][5]

Professional career

Despite not playing football for six seasons prior, Karrs signed with the Cleveland Rams in 1944. Playing in all ten games of the season and starting in eight, he threw four completions for 49 yards with a 23-yard pass being his longest of the season. He also rushed seven times for 0 total yards with his longest run being 3 yards.[6]

Karrs was still on the Rams in the 1945 offseason but got involved in a 2-for-1 trade that put him on the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks before the preseason began. He did not play an NFL game with the Steelers.[7]

References
  1. "Donelli Has Tough Job in Pro League". The Herald-Press. September 8, 1944 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Penn May 'Fire' Johnny Karrs". The Pittsburgh Press. August 23, 1944 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "John Karrs Elected Coach At Waynesboro". The Evening Sun. August 1, 1944 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Johnny Karrs Only Returnee From '52 Staff". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. August 2, 1953 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Karrs Elected New Grid Coach At Penn High". The Pittsburgh Press. April 13, 1944 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "John Karrs NFL statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. "Schults Sent To Rams For Petchel, Karrs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 1, 1945 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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