Don Johnson
Donald Lee Johnson
Born: October 31, 1931
Bakersfield, CA USA
Deceased: February 27, 2021
Position: HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 187
College: California
High School: Bakersfield (CA)
Career: 1953-1955
Drafted: 1953 in Round 3, #34 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles
Don Johnson played from 1953 to 1955 during his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson ran for 456 yards in his career on 93 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 13 passes for 247 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 83 | 439 | 5.3 | 66 | 5 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 93 | 456 | 4.9 | 66 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 227 | 18.9 | 41 | 2 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 247 | 19.0 | 41 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 152 | 25.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 221 | 22.1 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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 |
| 1953 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 |
