Herb Johnson
Herbert Loren Johnson
Born: July 10, 1928
Beaver, OR
Deceased: April 3, 2021
New York, NY
Position: HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 172
College: Army, Washington
Career: 1953-1954
Herb Johnson played from 1953 to 1954 during his career with the New York Giants and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Johnson ran for 576 yards in his career on 138 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 469 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 96 | 408 | 4.2 | 65 | 3 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 42 | 168 | 4.0 | 26 | 1 |
CFL | 96 | 408 | 4.2 | 65 | 3 | |
NFL | 42 | 168 | 4.0 | 26 | 1 | |
Totals | 138 | 576 | 4.2 | 65 | 4 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29 | 380 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 |
CFL | 29 | 380 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | |
NFL | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 | |
Totals | 39 | 469 | 12.0 | 24 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 72 | 634 | 8.8 | 109 | 1 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 48 | 1 |
CFL | 72 | 634 | 8.8 | 109 | 1 | |
NFL | 16 | 164 | 10.2 | 48 | 1 | |
Totals | 88 | 798 | 9.1 | 109 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25 | 538 | 21.5 | 48 | 0 |
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 251 | 25.1 | 41 | 0 |
CFL | 25 | 538 | 21.5 | 48 | 0 | |
NFL | 10 | 251 | 25.1 | 41 | 0 | |
Totals | 35 | 789 | 22.5 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
CFL | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 | |
Totals | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||||
1954 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
CFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1953 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 14 | |
1954 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |