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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
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 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1975 | 23 | SDG | RDT | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 24 | SDG | RDT | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | 25 | SDG | RDT | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 26 | SDG | RDT | 15 | 14 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1979* | 27 | SDG | RDT | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1980*+ | 28 | SDG | RDT | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981*+ | 29 | SDG | RDT | 16 | 16 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982* | 30 | SDG | RDT | 9 | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1983 | 31 | SDG | RDE | 16 | 16 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 32 | 2TM | 16 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| SDG | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SFO | 12 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1985 | 33 | SFO | 11 | 0 | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 123 | 16.0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 yrs | SDG | 134 | 123 | 7.0 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 yrs | SFO | 23 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26 | SDG | RDT | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1981*+ | 29 | SDG | RDT | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1982* | 30 | SDG | RDT | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 32 | 2TM | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| SFO | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 157 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 10 yrs | SDG | 134 | 123 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SFO | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1980 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1980 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1980 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1981 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1982 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL |