James Earl Johnson
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 187 lbs.
Born: March 31, 1938 in Dallas, TX
College: UCLA
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1994
5-time Pro Bowler & 4-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1961 Draft
Drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round (31st overall) of the AFL 1961 Draft
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View Details For: 6 Regular Season TDs Scored / All Super Bowl Plays
| 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 |
| 1961 | 23 | SFO | rcb | 37 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 116 | 0 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 24 | SFO | rh | 37 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1963 | 25 | SFO | RS | 37 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964 | 26 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 1965 | 27 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 28 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1967 | 29 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968 | 30 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 31 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 32 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1971*+ | 33 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972*+ | 34 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 35 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 36 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 37 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1976 | 38 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Career | 213 | 199 | 47 | 615 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1962 | 24 | SFO | rh | 37 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 627 | 18.4 | 4 | 80 | 2.8 | 52.3 | 627 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 1963 | 25 | SFO | RS | 37 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | 15 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 213 | 199 | 40 | 690 | 17.3 | 4 | 80 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 690 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1962 | 24 | SFO | rh | 37 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 28 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 32 | SFO | LCB | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 213 | 199 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
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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)
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1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1966 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1966 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Pro Football Writers: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1972 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1972 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1972 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |