Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson
Born: March 2, 1954
Fort Valley, GA USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 252
College: Ohio St.
High School: Peach County (Fort Valley, GA); Long Beach (NY)
Career: 1977-1984
Drafted: 1977 in Round 2, #49 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Pete Johnson played from 1977 to 1984 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers. Johnson ran for 5,626 yards in his career on 1,489 attempts, scoring 76 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 175 passes for 1,334 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 153 | 585 | 3.8 | 65 | 4 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 180 | 762 | 4.2 | 50 | 7 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 243 | 865 | 3.6 | 35 | 14 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 186 | 747 | 4.0 | 57 | 6 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 274 | 1077 | 3.9 | 39 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 156 | 622 | 4.0 | 21 | 7 |
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 210 | 763 | 3.6 | 16 | 14 |
| 1984 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 68 | 159 | 2.3 | 9 | 9 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 19 | 46 | 2.4 | 7 | 3 |
| Totals | 1489 | 5626 | 3.8 | 65 | 76 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 236 | 7.6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 24 | 154 | 6.4 | 15 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 172 | 8.2 | 28 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 33 | 4 |
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 267 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 175 | 1334 | 7.6 | 34 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Totals | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 9 |
| 1978 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 13 |
| 1980 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 8 |
| 1981 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 8 |
| 1984 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
