John Johnson
John Henry Johnson
Born: November 24, 1929
Waterproof, LA USA
Deceased: June 3, 2011
Tracy, CA
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: St. Mary's (CA), Arizona St.
High School: Pittsburg (CA)
Career: 1953-1966
Drafted: 1953 in Round 2, #18 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987
John Johnson played from 1953 to 1966 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders, Detroit Lions, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers. Johnson ran for 7,451 yards in his career on 1,678 attempts, scoring 53 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 219 passes for 1,843 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 9 | 25.6 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 104.2 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 158.3 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CFL | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 9 | ||
| NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 25 | 5.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 15 | ||
| Totals | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 87 | 5.4 | 2 | 12.5 | 2 | 12.5 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 107 | 648 | 6.1 | 51 | 5 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 129 | 681 | 5.3 | 38 | 9 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 80 | 301 | 3.8 | 54 | 2 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 129 | 621 | 4.8 | 62 | 5 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 56 | 254 | 4.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 82 | 270 | 3.3 | 39 | 2 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 118 | 621 | 5.3 | 87 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 213 | 787 | 3.7 | 44 | 6 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 251 | 1141 | 4.5 | 40 | 7 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 186 | 773 | 4.2 | 48 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 235 | 1048 | 4.5 | 45 | 7 |
| 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 70 | 226 | 3.2 | 28 | 3 |
| CFL | 107 | 648 | 6.1 | 51 | 5 | |
| NFL | 1501 | 6577 | 4.4 | 87 | 45 | |
| AFL | 70 | 226 | 3.2 | 28 | 3 | |
| Totals | 1678 | 7451 | 4.4 | 87 | 53 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 33 | 365 | 11.1 | 40 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 183 | 6.5 | 34 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 90 | 11.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 20 | 141 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 112 | 9.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 262 | 10.9 | 51 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 32 | 226 | 7.1 | 18 | 2 |
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 26 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 53 | 0 |
| CFL | 33 | 365 | 11.1 | 40 | 3 | |
| NFL | 178 | 1328 | 7.5 | 51 | 7 | |
| AFL | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 53 | 0 | |
| Totals | 219 | 1843 | 8.4 | 53 | 10 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 47 | 386 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| CFL | 47 | 386 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 392 | 8.2 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 20 | 578 | 28.9 | 104 | 1 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| CFL | 20 | 578 | 28.9 | 104 | 1 | |
| NFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 637 | 26.5 | 104 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| CFL | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 29 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 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 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| 1955 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1956 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1961 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1962 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1963 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1964 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| CFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| NFL | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | |
| AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 53 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1953 - CFL Ted Reeves All-Star
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
