John Richard Rabbit Dugger (January 13, 1923 – February 23, 1988) was an American professional athlete who played football for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears and professional basketball for one season with the Syracuse Nationals in the National Basketball League (NBL).

Dugger was a nine-time letterman at Ohio State University who'd gone to high school at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio.

[1][2][3][4] He also excelled as a shot-putter and discus thrower in track, and was a stand-out basketball player.

Before the games were cancelled due to World War II, he was invited to try out for the Olympics as a shot-putter.

He was also a member of the Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).