| Position: | Tight end |
| Number: | 84 |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1936 |
| Birth Place: | DeWalt, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 217 |
| High School: | Yates (Houston, Texas) |
| College: | Prairie View A&M |
| Draftyear: | 1960 |
| Draftround: | 16 |
| Draftpick: | 187 |
| Afldraftyear: | 1960 |
| Afldraftround: | Second Selections (by the Boston Patriots) |
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| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 55 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 881 |
| Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 7 |
John R. "Bo" Farrington (January 18, 1936 – July 27, 1964) was an American football player for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Prairie View A&M University. Farrington made history with Bill Wade when (in Wade's first start as quarterback) he received a 98-yard touchdown pass on October 8, 1961.[1]
Farrington was killed in an automobile accident on July 27, 1964, in Rensselaer, Indiana, at the age of 28, along with teammate Willie Galimore.[2]