John Skibinski (born April 27, 1955) is a former running back who played in the National Football League. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. His NFL career was spent with the Chicago Bears. and ran from 1978 to 1981. He spent the 1982 season out of professional football before returning to the game via the USFL; he played in the 1983 & 1984 seasons as a member of the Birmingham Stallions and Jacksonville Bulls, respectively. While at Purdue appeared in the 1977 East-West Shrine Game, the 1978 Hula Bowl and the 1978 Japan Bowl.