Kuhn in 2013
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No. 29 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | September 9, 1982 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | York, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Dover (PA) | ||||||||||||
College: | Shippensburg | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 656 |
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Rushing touchdowns: | 19 |
Receptions: | 98 |
Receiving yards: | 642 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 9 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
John Allen Kuhn (born September 9, 1982) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Shippensburg University, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Kuhn earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Steelers in Super Bowl XL. He earned a second ring with the Green Bay Packers, against his former team, five years later in Super Bowl XLV. He has played in three Pro Bowls.
Kuhn is the son of John Kuhn and Patti Duffy. He was a four-sport athlete at Dover Area High School in York County, Pennsylvania, playing football, basketball, baseball and track. In football, he played both offense and defense for the Eagles, rushing for 2,242 yards and 20 touchdowns while also playing inside linebacker. He was the first Dover player to rush for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. Kuhn did not receive any Division I scholarship offers to play college football.
A Northeast Region finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy given to the top player in NCAA Division II as a senior, Kuhn was selected to play in the 2005 Whataburger Cactus Bowl on January 7 as a Division II all-star for the North team. He was named PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 and was a three-time First-Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division selection.