Birth Date: | 3 March 1946 |
Birth Place: | Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
Position1: | Safety |
College: | Lamar |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1968 |
Nfldraftedround: | 4 / Pick 98 |
Playing Years1: | 1968–1972 |
Playing Team1: | San Francisco 49ers |
Playing Years2: | 1973–1975 |
Playing Team2: | New Orleans Saints |
Databasefootball: | FULLEJOH01 |
John Charles Fuller (born March 3, 1946) is a former professional American football player. He played eight seasons as a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears.
As a collegian, Fuller made all-conference three years and as a senior was named a small college all-American. He also lettered in track four years and was a qualifier in the decathlon for the 1968 U. S. Olympic trials.[1]
Fuller was an assistant coach at Lamar University for six years, leaving there in 1986. In 1992, he became head football coach at Mendocino College.[2]
Fuller and his wife, Sharon, have two sons.[1]