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John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 24, 1929 in Waterproof, LA
College: Arizona State, St. Mary's (CA)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987

4-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1953 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1954* 25 SFO LH 12 0 129 681 9 38 5.3 56.8 10.8 28 183 6.5 0 34 2.3 15.3 864 9 5
1955 26 SFO 7 0 19 69 1 12 3.6 9.9 2.7 2 6 3.0 0 11 0.3 0.9 75 1 0
1956 27 SFO fb 12 0 80 301 2 54 3.8 25.1 6.7 8 90 11.3 0 28 0.7 7.5 391 2 1
1957 28 DET FB 12 0 129 621 5 62 4.8 51.8 10.8 20 141 7.1 0 16 1.7 11.8 762 5 9
1958 29 DET FB 9 0 56 254 0 19 4.5 28.2 6.2 7 60 8.6 0 18 0.8 6.7 314 0 3
1959 30 DET fb 10 0 82 270 2 39 3.3 27.0 8.2 7 34 4.9 1 18 0.7 3.4 304 3 4
1960 31 PIT FB 12 0 118 621 2 87 5.3 51.8 9.8 12 112 9.3 1 26 1.0 9.3 733 3 5
1961 32 PIT FB 14 0 213 787 6 44 3.7 56.2 15.2 24 262 10.9 1 51 1.7 18.7 1049 7 7
1962* 33 PIT FB 14 0 251 1141 7 40 4.5 81.5 17.9 32 226 7.1 2 18 2.3 16.1 1367 9 5
1963* 34 PIT FB 12 0 186 773 4 48 4.2 64.4 15.5 21 145 6.9 1 26 1.8 12.1 918 5 5
1964* 35 PIT FB 14 0 235 1048 7 45 4.5 74.9 16.8 17 69 4.1 1 21 1.2 4.9 1117 8 4
1965 36 PIT 1 0 3 11 0 7 3.7 11.0 3.0 11 0 0
1966 37 HOU 14 0 70 226 3 28 3.2 16.1 5.0 8 150 18.8 0 53 0.6 10.7 376 3 0
Career 143 0 1571 6803 48 87 4.3 47.6 11.0 186 1478 7.9 7 53 1.3 10.3 8281 55 48
6 yrs PIT 67 0 1006 4381 26 87 4.4 65.4 15.0 106 814 7.7 6 51 1.6 12.1 5195 32 26
3 yrs DET 31 0 267 1145 7 62 4.3 36.9 8.6 34 235 6.9 1 18 1.1 7.6 1380 8 16
3 yrs SFO 31 0 228 1051 12 54 4.6 33.9 7.4 38 279 7.3 0 34 1.2 9.0 1330 12 6
1 yr TEN 14 0 70 226 3 28 3.2 16.1 5.0 8 150 18.8 0 53 0.6 10.7 376 3 0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1954* 25 SFO LH 12 0 5 0 0 0
1955 26 SFO 7 0 1 29 0 29
1956 27 SFO fb 12 0 1 0 0 0
1957 28 DET FB 12 0 9 1 0 0
1958 29 DET FB 9 0 3 0 0 0
1959 30 DET fb 10 0 4 2 0 0
1960 31 PIT FB 12 0 5 0 0 0
1961 32 PIT FB 14 0 7 3 0 0
1962* 33 PIT FB 14 0 5 0 0 0
1963* 34 PIT FB 12 0 5 2 0 0
1964* 35 PIT FB 14 0 4 1 0 0
Career 143 0 1 29 0 29 48 9 0 0
6 yrs PIT 67 0 26 6 0 0
3 yrs DET 31 0 16 3 0 0
3 yrs SFO 31 0 1 29 0 29 6 0 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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%
1954* 25 SFO LH 12 0 1 2 50.0 10 1 50.0 0 0.0 10 5.0 10.0 10.0 0.8 104.2
1960 31 PIT FB 12 0 1 1 100.0 15 1 100.0 0 0.0 15 15.0 25.0 15.0 1.3 158.3
1961 32 PIT FB 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0
Career 143 0 2 5 40.0 25 2 40.0 1 20.0 15 5.0 0.0 12.5 0.2 56.2
6 yrs PIT 67 0 1 3 33.3 15 1 33.3 1 33.3 15 5.0 -6.7 15.0 0.2 50.7
3 yrs SFO 31 0 1 2 50.0 10 1 50.0 0 0.0 10 5.0 10.0 10.0 0.3 104.2

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1954* 25 SFO LH 12 0 2 25 0 19 12.5 889
1955 26 SFO 7 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 81
1956 27 SFO fb 12 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 414
1961 32 PIT FB 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 1060
Career 143 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 4 59 0 23 14.8 8346
6 yrs PIT 67 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 5206
3 yrs SFO 31 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 3 48 0 23 16.0 1384

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1954* 25 SFO LH 12 0 9 54
1955 26 SFO 7 0 1 6
1956 27 SFO fb 12 0 2 12
1957 28 DET FB 12 0 5 30
1959 30 DET fb 10 0 2 1 18
1960 31 PIT FB 12 0 2 1 18
1961 32 PIT FB 14 0 6 1 42
1962* 33 PIT FB 14 0 7 2 54
1963* 34 PIT FB 12 0 4 1 30
1964* 35 PIT FB 14 0 7 1 48
1966 37 HOU 14 0 3 18
Career 143 0 48 7 330
6 yrs PIT 67 0 26 6 192
3 yrs DET 31 0 7 1 48
3 yrs SFO 31 0 12 72
1 yr TEN 14 0 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1954
1962
1963
1964

Rushing Att

1954 NFL 129 (6)
1957 NFL 129 (10)
1960 NFL 118 (10)
1961 NFL 213 (3)
1962 NFL 251 (3)
1963 NFL 186 (5)
1964 NFL 235 (2)
Career 1571 (58)

Rushing Yds

1954 NFL 681 (2)
1957 NFL 621 (4)
1960 NFL 621 (8)
1961 NFL 787 (7)
1962 NFL 1141 (2)
1963 NFL 773 (4)
1964 NFL 1048 (3)
Career 6803 (53)

Rushing TD

1954 NFL 9 (2)
1957 NFL 5 (6)
1961 NFL 6 (8)
1962 NFL 7 (4)
1964 NFL 7 (3)
Career 48 (62)

Long Rush

1956 NFL 54 (6)
1957 NFL 62 (7)
1960 NFL 87 (1-- 30)

Yds/Rushing Att

1954 NFL 5.3 (4)
1957 NFL 4.8 (3)
1960 NFL 5.3 (5)
1962 NFL 4.5 (6)
1964 NFL 4.5 (6)
Career 4.3 (109)

Rushing Yds/Game

1954 NFL 56.8 (4)
1957 NFL 51.8 (7)
1960 NFL 51.8 (9)
1961 NFL 56.2 (7)
1962 NFL 81.5 (2)
1963 NFL 64.4 (3)
1964 NFL 74.9 (3)
Career 47.6 (127)

Touchdowns

1954 NFL 9 (5)
1962 NFL 9 (10)
Career 55 (151)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1954 NFL 9 (5)
1962 NFL 9 (10)
Career 55 (148)

Yds From Scrimmage

1954 NFL 864 (8)
1962 NFL 1367 (5)
1964 NFL 1117 (6)
Career 8281 (140)

All-Purpose Yds

1962 NFL 1367 (10)

Touches

1954 NFL 159 (6)
1957 NFL 149 (10)
1961 NFL 238 (4)
1962 NFL 283 (2)
1963 NFL 207 (6)
1964 NFL 252 (5)
Career 1762 (68)

Fumbles

1957 NFL 9 (3)
Career 48 (123)

     

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
1954 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL
1954 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL
1962 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1962 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1962 - UPI: 2nd team all-NFL