Butch Johnson
Michael McColly Johnson
Born: May 28, 1954
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 187
College: California-Riverside
High School: Susan Miller Dorsey (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1976-1985
Drafted: 1976 in Round 3, #87 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
Butch Johnson played from 1976 to 1985 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. Johnson caught 193 passes for 3,091 yards and 28 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 43 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 135 | 11.2 | 22 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 155 | 12.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 28 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 19 | 263 | 13.8 | 29 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 552 | 22.1 | 55 | 5 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 269 | 22.4 | 49 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 41 | 561 | 13.7 | 46 | 3 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 42 | 587 | 14.0 | 49 | 6 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 19 | 380 | 20.0 | 65 | 3 |
| Totals | 193 | 3091 | 16.0 | 65 | 28 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 45 | 489 | 10.9 | 55 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 50 | 423 | 8.5 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 51 | 401 | 7.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 146 | 1313 | 9.0 | 55 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 693 | 24.8 | 74 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 22 | 536 | 24.4 | 64 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 29 | 603 | 20.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1832 | 23.2 | 74 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 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 |
| 1976 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1979 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 7 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 1 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 9 |
| 1985 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 8 |
