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Gary Johnson

Gary Lynn Johnson

Position: DT-DE-NT
Height: 6-2    Weight: 257 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1952 in Shreveport, LA
College: Grambling State

Career AV: 72 (523rd overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.

72 79 97

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 AV
1975 23 SDG RDT 72 14 8 0 1 0 0 5
1976 24 SDG RDT 79 14 14 7
1977 25 SDG RDT 79 14 14 0 1 0 0 8
1978 26 SDG RDT 79 15 14 1 52 1 52 7
1979* 27 SDG RDT 79 16 15 1 2 36 0 11
1980*+ 28 SDG RDT 79 16 16 0 3 0 0 14
1981*+ 29 SDG RDT 79 16 16 1 41 1 36 0 1 0 0 13
1982* 30 SDG RDT 79 9 9 4.0 1 11
1983 31 SDG RDE 79 16 16 3.0 0 2 0 0 6
1984 32 2TM 16 1 5.0 0 3 36 1 1 4
SFO 97 12 0 5.0 0 3 36 1 1 3
SDG 79 4 1 1
1985 33 SFO 97 11 0 4.0 1
Career 157 123 16.0 2 93 2 52 1 13 72 1 2 87
10 yrs SDG 134 123 7.0 2 93 2 52 1 10 36 0 1 83
2 yrs SFO 23 0 9.0 0 3 36 1 1 4

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
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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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1979
1980
1981
1982

First-Team All-Pro

1980
1981

Non-Offensive TDs

1978 NFL 1 (6)
1981 NFL 1 (10)

Fumble Return TD

1984 NFL 1 (1)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1978 NFL 1 (4)
1981 NFL 1 (5)

Safeties

1982 NFL 1 (1/18)
1984 NFL 1 (1/18)
Career 2 (20)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1979Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1980Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1981Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
1982Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL