He played in the first NFL Pro Bowl. Big John was a member of the National Football League Players Association, and Indiana University Members Association. He was named to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991, and to the Post and Courier’s list of South Carolina’s 100 greatest athletes of the 20th century.
He participated in the inaugural NFL Pro Bowl. Big John was a part of the National Football League Players Association, and Indiana University Members Association. He received recognition as being named to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991, and to the Post and Courier’s list of South Carolina’s top athletes of the 20th century.