Gary Lynn Johnson
Position: DT-DE-NT
Height: 6-2 Weight: 257 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1952 in Shreveport, LA
College: Grambling St.
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 66 (721st overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #774. Jack Snow… #775. Rich Caster… #776. Earl Faison… #777. GARY JOHNSON… #778. Jerry Logan… #779. Bob Toneff… #780. Dave Waymer… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1975 | 23 | SDG | RDT | 72 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1976 | 24 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 14 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | 25 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1978 | 26 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1979* | 27 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1980*+ | 28 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1981*+ | 29 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| 1982* | 30 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 9 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | 31 | SDG | RDE | 79 | 16 | 16 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1984 | 32 | 2TM | 16 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| SDG | 79 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| SFO | 97 | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 33 | SFO | 97 | 11 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 123 | 16.0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 80 | ||||||
| 10 yrs | SDG | 134 | 123 | 7.0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 76 | |||||
| 2 yrs | SFO | 23 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1981*+ | 29 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1982* | 30 | SDG | RDT | 79 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 32 | 2TM | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
| SFO | 97 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 10 yrs | SDG | 134 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SFO | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1980 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1981 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1981 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1982 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |