Billy Johnson
William Arthur Johnson "White Shoes"
Born: January 21, 1952
Boothwyn, PA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
College: Widener
High School: Chichester (Boothwyn, PA)
Career: 1974-1988
Drafted: 1974 in Round 15, #365 overall by the Houston Oilers
Billy Johnson played from 1974 to 1988 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers, Montreal Alouettes and Washington Redskins. Johnson caught 402 passes for 5,271 yards and 30 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1981 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 156.3 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 47 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 61 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | -8 | -1.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| NFL | 56 | 316 | 5.6 | 61 | 2 | |
| CFL | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 57 | 307 | 5.4 | 61 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 29 | 388 | 13.4 | 44 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 37 | 393 | 10.6 | 30 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 47 | 495 | 10.5 | 40 | 4 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 20 | 412 | 20.6 | 71 | 3 |
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 31 | 343 | 11.1 | 57 | 2 |
| 1981 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 65 | 1060 | 16.3 | 54 | 5 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 64 | 709 | 11.1 | 47 | 4 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 371 | 15.5 | 45 | 3 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 62 | 830 | 13.4 | 62 | 5 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| NFL | 337 | 4211 | 12.5 | 71 | 25 | |
| CFL | 65 | 1060 | 16.3 | 54 | 5 | |
| Totals | 402 | 5271 | 13.1 | 71 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 30 | 409 | 13.6 | 49 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 40 | 612 | 15.3 | 83 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 38 | 403 | 10.6 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 35 | 539 | 15.4 | 87 | 2 |
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 8 | 60 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 59 | 597 | 10.1 | 92 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 24 | 273 | 11.4 | 71 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 46 | 489 | 10.6 | 71 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 15 | 152 | 10.1 | 37 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 30 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 45 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 282 | 3317 | 11.8 | 87 | 6 | |
| CFL | 59 | 597 | 10.1 | 92 | 0 | |
| Totals | 341 | 3914 | 11.5 | 92 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 29 | 785 | 27.1 | 67 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 33 | 798 | 24.2 | 81 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 26 | 579 | 22.3 | 53 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 25 | 630 | 25.2 | 76 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 22 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 123 | 2941 | 23.9 | 81 | 2 | |
| Totals | 123 | 2941 | 23.9 | 81 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1975 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1976 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 1977 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1980 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1983 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1984 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1985 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| NFL | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
| CFL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 6 |
| 1981 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 8 |
| 1986 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
1983 - AP Comeback Player of the Year
Honors
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1983 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1983 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1983 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
