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Charley Johnson

Charles Lane Johnson

Position: QB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: November 22, 1938 in Big Spring, TX
College: New Mexico State, Schreiner College

Career AV: 73 (501st overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 8th round (63rd overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round (109th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

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Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% AV
1961 23 STL 12 4 0 5 13 38.5 51 0 0.0 2 15.4 16 3.9 -3.0 10.2 12.8 10.9 1
1962 24 STL QB 12 11 10 3-6-1 150 308 48.7 2440 16 5.2 20 6.5 86 7.9 6.0 16.3 221.8 65.9 8
1963* 25 STL QB 12 14 14 9-5-0 222 423 52.5 3280 28 6.6 21 5.0 78 7.8 6.8 14.8 234.3 79.5 12
1964 26 STL QB 12 14 14 9-3-2 223 420 53.1 3045 21 5.0 24 5.7 78 7.3 5.7 13.7 217.5 69.4 8
1965 27 STL QB 12 11 11 5-6-0 155 322 48.1 2439 18 5.6 15 4.7 78 7.6 6.6 15.7 221.7 73.0 7
1966 28 STL QB 12 9 9 7-1-1 103 205 50.2 1334 10 4.9 11 5.4 69 6.5 5.1 13.0 148.2 65.0 5
1967 29 STL 12 5 2 12 29 41.4 162 1 3.4 3 10.3 36 5.6 1.6 13.5 32.4 31.8 1
1968 30 STL 12 7 0 1-1-0 29 67 43.3 330 1 1.5 1 1.5 30 4.9 4.6 11.4 47.1 57.4 2
1969 31 STL QB 12 12 9 2-6-1 131 260 50.4 1847 13 5.0 13 5.0 84 7.1 5.9 14.1 153.9 69.5 11 101 6.4 5.2 4.1 7
1970 32 HOU QB 12 10 10 3-7-0 144 281 51.2 1652 7 2.5 12 4.3 63 5.9 4.5 11.5 165.2 59.8 15 124 5.2 3.8 5.1 5
1971 33 HOU 12 14 4 0-4-0 46 94 48.9 592 3 3.2 7 7.4 70 6.3 3.6 12.9 42.3 48.7 8 61 5.2 2.7 7.8 2
1972 34 DEN QB 12 12 9 4-5-0 132 238 55.5 1783 14 5.9 14 5.9 60 7.5 6.0 13.5 148.6 74.6 12 82 6.8 5.4 4.8 8
1973 35 DEN QB 12 14 14 7-5-2 184 346 53.2 2465 20 5.8 17 4.9 62 7.1 6.1 13.4 176.1 74.9 26 177 6.2 5.2 7.0 13
1974 36 DEN QB 12 14 12 6-5-1 136 244 55.7 1969 13 5.3 9 3.7 73 8.1 7.5 14.5 140.6 84.5 36 270 6.1 5.6 12.9 11
1975 37 DEN qb 12 14 6 3-3-0 65 142 45.8 1021 5 3.5 12 8.5 90 7.2 4.1 15.7 72.9 46.7 10 79 6.2 3.3 6.6 3
Career 165 124 59-57-8 1737 3392 51.2 24410 170 5.0 181 5.3 90 7.2 5.8 14.1 147.9 69.2 118 894 6.7 5.3 3.4 93
9 yrs CRD 87 69 36-28-5 1030 2047 50.3 14928 108 5.3 110 5.4 86 7.3 5.9 14.5 171.6 69.6 11 101 6.4 5.2 4.1 51
4 yrs DEN 54 41 20-18-3 517 970 53.3 7238 52 5.4 52 5.4 90 7.5 6.1 14.0 134.0 73.1 84 608 6.3 5.1 8.0 35
2 yrs OTI 24 14 3-11-0 190 375 50.7 2244 10 2.7 19 5.1 70 6.0 4.2 11.8 93.5 57.0 23 185 5.2 3.5 5.8 7

Advanced Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Att Y/A+ NY/A+ AY/A+ ANY/A+ Cmp%+ TD%+ Int%+ Sack%+ Rate+
1962 24 STL QB 12 11 10 3-6-1 308 106 100 86 98 93 94
1963* 25 STL QB 12 14 14 9-5-0 423 105 108 101 111 104 108
1964 26 STL QB 12 14 14 9-3-2 420 98 95 105 97 93 97
1965 27 STL QB 12 11 11 5-6-0 322 107 106 88 105 103 102
1966 28 STL QB 12 9 9 7-1-1 205 91 94 96 99 99 96
1968 30 STL 12 7 0 1-1-0 67 63 -71 89 -3 65 63 138 148 87
1969 31 STL QB 12 12 9 2-6-1 260 104 116 104 110 95 102 102 121 101
1970 32 HOU QB 12 10 10 3-7-0 281 85 93 92 96 99 81 109 116 94
1971 33 HOU 12 14 4 0-4-0 94 92 94 83 85 93 89 82 100 83
1972 34 DEN QB 12 12 9 4-5-0 238 114 122 110 115 112 115 96 117 111
1973 35 DEN QB 12 14 14 7-5-2 346 110 112 111 113 103 114 103 106 111
1974 36 DEN QB 12 14 12 6-5-1 244 126 112 125 117 111 110 115 74 120
1975 37 DEN qb 12 14 6 3-3-0 142 109 112 90 93 81 95 66 110 81
Career 165 124 59-57-8 3392 103 110 103 107 98 102 100 106 101

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1961 23 STL 12 4 0 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0 -0.8 0.3 -3 0 1
1962 24 STL QB 12 11 10 25 138 3 19 5.5 12.5 2.3 138 3 5
1963* 25 STL QB 12 14 14 41 143 1 16 3.5 10.2 2.9 143 1 12
1964 26 STL QB 12 14 14 31 93 2 19 3.0 6.6 2.2 93 2 7
1965 27 STL QB 12 11 11 25 60 1 15 2.4 5.5 2.3 60 1 4
1966 28 STL QB 12 9 9 20 39 2 9 2.0 4.3 2.2 39 2 3
1968 30 STL 12 7 0 5 -1 0 3 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 -1 0 0
1969 31 STL QB 12 12 9 17 51 1 15 3.0 4.3 1.4 51 1 4
1970 32 HOU QB 12 10 10 5 3 0 9 0.6 0.3 0.5 3 0 3
1971 33 HOU 12 14 4 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 2
1972 34 DEN QB 12 12 9 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 4
1973 35 DEN QB 12 14 14 7 -2 0 0 -0.3 -0.1 0.5 -2 0 5
1974 36 DEN QB 12 14 12 4 -3 0 0 -0.8 -0.2 0.3 -3 0 4
1975 37 DEN qb 12 14 6 10 21 0 13 2.1 1.5 0.7 21 0 1
Career 165 124 196 539 10 19 2.8 3.3 1.2 539 10 56
9 yrs CRD 87 69 165 520 10 19 3.2 6.0 1.9 520 10 37
4 yrs DEN 54 41 24 16 0 13 0.7 0.3 0.4 16 0 14
2 yrs OTI 24 14 7 3 0 9 0.4 0.1 0.3 3 0 5

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1961 23 STL 12 4 0 1 0 0 0
1962 24 STL QB 12 11 10 5 2 0 0
1963* 25 STL QB 12 14 14 12 2 0 0
1964 26 STL QB 12 14 14 7 2 0 0
1965 27 STL QB 12 11 11 4 3 0 0
1966 28 STL QB 12 9 9 3 1 0 0
1967 29 STL 12 5 2 1 0 -3 0
1969 31 STL QB 12 12 9 4 1 -5 0
1970 32 HOU QB 12 10 10 3 3 0 0
1971 33 HOU 12 14 4 2 0 0 0
1972 34 DEN QB 12 12 9 4 3 -4 0
1973 35 DEN QB 12 14 14 5 3 -6 0
1974 36 DEN QB 12 14 12 4 3 -9 0
1975 37 DEN qb 12 14 6 1 0 0 0
Career 165 124 56 23 -27 0
9 yrs CRD 87 69 37 11 -8 0
4 yrs DEN 54 41 14 9 -19 0
2 yrs OTI 24 14 5 3 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1962 24 STL QB 12 11 10 3 3 18
1963* 25 STL QB 12 14 14 1 1 6
1964 26 STL QB 12 14 14 2 2 12
1965 27 STL QB 12 11 11 1 1 6
1966 28 STL QB 12 9 9 2 2 12
1969 31 STL QB 12 12 9 1 1 6
Career 165 124 10 10 60

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Jake Plummer, Joe Montana*, Steve DeBerg, Randall Cunningham, Troy Aikman*, Gus Frerotte, Joe Kapp, Bob Avellini, Brian Griese, Terry Bradshaw*
4 Trent Dilfer, Jake Plummer, Bill Kenney, Joe Kapp, Eddie LeBaron, Gus Frerotte, Jim McMahon, Bob Avellini, Jon Kitna, Dan Fouts*
5 Jim McMahon, Trent Dilfer, Bill Kenney, Jim Hart, Jon Kitna, Rick Mirer, Jake Plummer, Chris Miller, John Hadl, Charlie Batch
6 Jim McMahon, Bill Kenney, Trent Dilfer, Jon Kitna, Jim Hart, John Hadl, Chris Miller, Rodney Peete, Gus Frerotte, David Carr
7 Billy Wade, Joe Theismann, Chris Miller, Jim McMahon, Gus Frerotte, Don Meredith, Jim Hart, Archie Manning, David Carr, John Brodie
8 Gus Frerotte, John Brodie, Bob Berry, Billy Wade, David Carr, Chris Chandler, Jim Hart, Jack Kemp, Chad Pennington, Bubby Brister
9 Jim McMahon, Tony Banks, Billy Wade, Jack Kemp, Bill Kenney, Gus Frerotte, Trent Dilfer, John Brodie, Chris Chandler, Rodney Peete
10 Bill Kenney, Trent Dilfer, Jim McMahon, John Brodie, Steve DeBerg, Lamar McHan, Chris Chandler, Chris Miller, Tony Banks, Jack Kemp
11 Bill Kenney, Jim McMahon, Trent Dilfer, Mike Livingston, Bill Munson, Rodney Peete, Steve DeBerg, Lamar McHan, Jack Kemp, Chris Miller
12 Jim McMahon, Jack Kemp, Neil O'Donnell, Bill Kenney, Trent Dilfer, Steve DeBerg, Craig Morton, Ed Brown, Gus Frerotte, Mike Livingston
13 Ed Brown, Billy Wade, Neil O'Donnell, Milt Plum, Steve DeBerg, Chris Chandler, Craig Morton, Jim McMahon, John Brodie, Jack Kemp
14 Billy Wade, Craig Morton, Steve DeBerg, Chris Chandler, Jim Harbaugh, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Joe Ferguson, Steve Bartkowski, Kerry Collins
15 Craig Morton, Steve DeBerg, Chris Chandler, Jim Harbaugh, Billy Wade, Joe Ferguson, Kerry Collins, Tobin Rote, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown
Career Jim Harbaugh, Billy Wade, Chris Chandler, Billy Kilmer, Kerry Collins, Tobin Rote, Joe Ferguson, Brad Johnson, Ed Brown, Steve DeBerg

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1963

Passes Completed

1962 NFL 150 (10)
1963 NFL 222 (2)
1964 NFL 223 (1)
1965 NFL 155 (6)
1969 NFL 131 (10)
1973 NFL 184 (3)
Career 1737 (77)

Pass Attempts

1962 NFL 308 (8)
1963 NFL 423 (1)
1964 NFL 420 (1)
1965 NFL 322 (4)
1969 NFL 260 (10)
1973 NFL 346 (3)
Career 3392 (64)

Passing Yds

1962 NFL 2440 (7)
1963 NFL 3280 (2)
1964 NFL 3045 (1)
1965 NFL 2439 (6)
1969 NFL 1847 (10)
1973 NFL 2465 (3)
1974 NFL 1969 (8)
Career 24410 (61)

Passing TD

1962 NFL 16 (8)
1963 NFL 28 (2/78)
1964 NFL 21 (4)
1965 NFL 18 (7)
1966 NFL 10 (9)
1969 NFL 13 (10)
1973 NFL 20 (4)
1974 NFL 13 (8)
Career 170 (52)

Passer Rating

1963 NFL 79.5 (6)
1964 NFL 69.4 (8)
1965 NFL 73.0 (10)
1966 NFL 65.0 (9)
1969 NFL 69.5 (9)
1972 NFL 74.6 (8)
1974 NFL 84.5 (4)
Career 69.2 (150)

Long Pass

1962 NFL 86 (2)
1963 NFL 78 (5)
1964 NFL 78 (7)
1965 NFL 78 (8)
1969 NFL 84 (4)
1974 NFL 73 (9)
1975 NFL 90 (3/80)

Passes Intercepted

1962 NFL 20 (6)
1963 NFL 21 (2)
1964 NFL 24 (1/56)
1965 NFL 15 (5)
1969 NFL 13 (8)
1973 NFL 17 (3)
Career 181 (33)

Sacked

1974 NFL 36 (2)
Career 118 (116)

Sacked Yds Lost

1974 NFL 270 (5)
Career 894 (111)

Passing Yds/Game

1962 NFL 221.8 (4)
1963 NFL 234.3 (3)
1964 NFL 217.5 (1)
1965 NFL 221.7 (3)
1972 NFL 148.6 (10)
1973 NFL 176.1 (4)
Career 147.9 (124)

Yds/Pass Att

1962 NFL 7.9 (5)
1963 NFL 7.8 (7)
1964 NFL 7.3 (6)
1965 NFL 7.6 (9)
1966 NFL 6.5 (8)
1969 NFL 7.1 (6)
1972 NFL 7.5 (4)
1973 NFL 7.1 (8)
1974 NFL 8.1 (1)
Career 7.2 (48)

Yds/Pass Cmp

1962 NFL 16.3 (2/39)
1963 NFL 14.8 (6)
1964 NFL 13.7 (9)
1965 NFL 15.7 (4/74)
1966 NFL 13.0 (7)
1969 NFL 14.1 (6)
1972 NFL 13.5 (9)
1973 NFL 13.4 (6)
1974 NFL 14.5 (3)
Career 14.1 (28)

Pass Attempts/Game

1962 NFL 28.0 (2)
1963 NFL 30.2 (1)
1964 NFL 30.0 (1)
1965 NFL 29.3 (2)
1966 NFL 22.8 (10)
1969 NFL 21.7 (10)
1970 NFL 28.1 (2)
1973 NFL 24.7 (4)
Career 20.6 (137)

Fumbles

1963 NFL 12 (3)
1964 NFL 7 (8)
Career 56 (92)

Fumbles Recovered

Career 23 (51)

Adj Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 5.85 (9)
1972 NFL 6.02 (10)
1974 NFL 7.48 (4)
Career 5.80 (107)

Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 6.44 (5)
1972 NFL 6.80 (2)
1973 NFL 6.15 (5)
1974 NFL 6.07 (10)
Career 6.06 (53)

Adj Net Yds/Pass Att

1969 NFL 5.24 (7)
1972 NFL 5.40 (6)
1974 NFL 5.55 (7)
Career 4.73 (117)

Passes Completed/Game

1962 NFL 13.6 (5)
1963 NFL 15.9 (3)
1964 NFL 15.9 (2)
1965 NFL 14.1 (5)
1966 NFL 11.4 (9)
1969 NFL 10.9 (10)
1970 NFL 14.4 (4)
1973 NFL 13.1 (4)
Career 10.5 (149)

Pass Completion %

1963 NFL 52.5% (9)
1964 NFL 53.1% (6)
1966 NFL 50.2% (10)
1969 NFL 50.4% (10)
1972 NFL 55.5% (6)
1973 NFL 53.2% (9)
1974 NFL 55.7% (10)
Career 51.2% (172)

Pass Intercept. %

1962 NFL 6.5% (9)
1963 NFL 5.0% (7)
1964 NFL 5.7% (10)
1965 NFL 4.7% (10)
1966 NFL 5.4% (10)
1969 NFL 5.0% (7)
1970 NFL 4.3% (9)
1974 NFL 3.7% (8)
Career 5.3% (158)

Passing TD %

1962 NFL 5.2% (8)
1963 NFL 6.6% (4)
1964 NFL 5.0% (7)
1965 NFL 5.6% (9)
1966 NFL 4.9% (6)
1969 NFL 5.0% (7)
1972 NFL 5.9% (5)
1973 NFL 5.8% (5)
1974 NFL 5.3% (7)
Career 5.0% (52)

Sack %

1969 NFL 4.06% (3)
1970 NFL 5.07% (5)
1972 NFL 4.80% (7)
Career 6.85% (85)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1973Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 32 10 QB 84 23
1971 33 14 QB 28 39
1972 34 12 QB 127 20
1973 35 14 QB 184 47 7 29
1974 36 14 QB 138 4 11 67
1975 37 14 QB 49 31
610 51