John Henry Johnson
John Henry Johnson
Position: FB-HB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 24, 1929 in Waterproof, LA
College: St. Mary's (CA), Arizona St. (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 71 (593rd overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1987, finalist in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986
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John Henry Johnson Career Touchdown Log
Output includes all games from 1940 to 2011.
55 Touchdowns
48 Rushing, 7 Receiving, 15 Go-Ahead, 5 Tying, Long of 87 yards
| Year |
Team |
Opponent |
Location |
Day of Week |
Quarter |
Distance |
Quarterback |
| 1962 | 9 |
| 1954 | 9 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1963 | 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
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| 1960 | 3 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1959 | 3 |
| 1956 | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 |
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| Sunday | 49 |
| Saturday | 5 |
| Thursday | 1 |
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| 3 or fewer yards | 27 |
| 4-9 yards | 11 |
| 10-19 yards | 7 |
| 20-29 yards | 2 |
| 30 or more yards | 8 |
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| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 1 |
1954 |
1 |
1954-09-26 |
SFO |
|
WAS |
W 41-7 |
4 |
Rushing |
8 |
|
Lead 34-7 |
Lead 41-7 |
| 2 |
1954 |
2 |
1954-10-03 |
SFO |
@ |
RAM |
T 24-24 |
3 |
Rushing |
24 |
|
Trail 10-17 |
Tied 17-17 |
| 3 |
1954 |
4 |
1954-10-17 |
SFO |
@ |
CHI |
W 31-24 |
3 |
Rushing |
5 |
|
Lead 21-17 |
Lead 28-17 |
| 4 |
1954 |
5 |
1954-10-24 |
SFO |
|
DET |
W 37-31 |
1 |
Rushing |
11 |
|
Lead 10-0 |
Lead 17-0 |
| 5 |
1954 |
5 |
1954-10-24 |
SFO |
|
DET |
W 37-31 |
3 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Lead 24-17 |
Lead 31-17 |
| 6 |
1954 |
6 |
1954-10-31 |
SFO |
|
CHI |
L 27-31 |
2 |
Rushing |
38 |
|
Tied 7-7 |
Lead 14-7* |
| 7 |
1954 |
7 |
1954-11-07 |
SFO |
|
RAM |
L 34-42 |
1 |
Rushing |
37 |
|
Lead 10-7 |
Lead 17-7 |
| 8 |
1954 |
7 |
1954-11-07 |
SFO |
|
RAM |
L 34-42 |
4 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Trail 20-35 |
Trail 27-35 |
| 9 |
1954 |
9 |
1954-11-20 |
SFO |
@ |
PIT |
W 31-3 |
2 |
Rushing |
24 |
|
Lead 17-3 |
Lead 24-3 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 10 |
1955 |
1 |
1955-09-25 |
SFO |
|
RAM |
L 14-23 |
3 |
Rushing |
3 |
|
Trail 0-16 |
Trail 7-16 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 11 |
1956 |
4 |
1956-10-21 |
SFO |
@ |
DET |
L 17-20 |
1 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Trail 0-3 |
Lead 7-3* |
| 12 |
1956 |
4 |
1956-10-21 |
SFO |
@ |
DET |
L 17-20 |
3 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Tied 10-10 |
Lead 17-10* |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 13 |
1957 |
4 |
1957-10-20 |
DET |
|
BAL |
W 31-27 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 17-27 |
Trail 24-27 |
| 14 |
1957 |
8 |
1957-11-17 |
DET |
|
SFO |
W 31-10 |
2 |
Rushing |
3 |
|
Lead 14-3 |
Lead 21-3 |
| 15 |
1957 |
10 |
1957-11-28 |
DET |
|
GNB |
W 18-6 |
3 |
Rushing |
62 |
|
Trail 3-6 |
Lead 10-6* |
| 16 |
1957 |
11 |
1957-12-08 |
DET |
|
CLE |
W 20-7 |
4 |
Rushing |
4 |
|
Lead 13-7 |
Lead 20-7 |
| 17 |
1957 |
12 |
1957-12-15 |
DET |
@ |
CHI |
W 21-13 |
4 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Lead 14-13 |
Lead 21-13 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 18 |
1959 |
8 |
1959-11-15 |
DET |
|
RAM |
W 23-17 |
3 |
Receiving |
11 |
Earl Morrall |
Lead 13-10 |
Lead 20-10 |
| 19 |
1959 |
9 |
1959-11-22 |
DET |
|
CHI |
L 14-24 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 0-24 |
Trail 7-24 |
| 20 |
1959 |
12 |
1959-12-13 |
DET |
@ |
CHI |
L 14-25 |
3 |
Rushing |
13 |
|
Trail 0-15 |
Trail 7-15 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 21 |
1960 |
9 |
1960-11-20 |
PIT |
|
CLE |
W 14-10 |
1 |
Rushing |
3 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 22 |
1960 |
11 |
1960-12-11 |
PIT |
|
PHI |
W 27-21 |
1 |
Receiving |
7 |
Bobby Layne* |
Lead 7-0 |
Lead 13-0 |
| 23 |
1960 |
11 |
1960-12-11 |
PIT |
|
PHI |
W 27-21 |
2 |
Rushing |
87 |
|
Lead 13-0 |
Lead 20-0 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 24 |
1961 |
1 |
1961-09-17 |
PIT |
@ |
DAL |
L 24-27 |
2 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 0-7 |
Tied 7-7 |
| 25 |
1961 |
2 |
1961-09-24 |
PIT |
|
NYG |
L 14-17 |
1 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 26 |
1961 |
3 |
1961-10-01 |
PIT |
@ |
RAM |
L 14-24 |
2 |
Rushing |
5 |
|
Tied 7-7 |
Lead 14-7* |
| 27 |
1961 |
7 |
1961-10-29 |
PIT |
|
SFO |
W 20-10 |
1 |
Rushing |
30 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 28 |
1961 |
9 |
1961-11-12 |
PIT |
|
DAL |
W 37-7 |
1 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 29 |
1961 |
11 |
1961-11-26 |
PIT |
|
STL |
W 30-27 |
3 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Lead 20-13 |
Lead 27-13 |
| 30 |
1961 |
12 |
1961-12-03 |
PIT |
|
PHI |
L 24-35 |
3 |
Receiving |
7 |
Bobby Layne* |
Trail 10-28 |
Trail 17-28 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 31 |
1962 |
2 |
1962-09-23 |
PIT |
@ |
DAL |
W 30-28 |
2 |
Receiving |
16 |
Bobby Layne* |
Lead 14-7 |
Lead 21-7 |
| 32 |
1962 |
3 |
1962-09-30 |
PIT |
|
NYG |
L 27-31 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 20-31 |
Trail 27-31 |
| 33 |
1962 |
5 |
1962-10-14 |
PIT |
@ |
NYG |
W 20-17 |
3 |
Receiving |
5 |
Bobby Layne* |
Lead 7-3 |
Lead 14-3 |
| 34 |
1962 |
6 |
1962-10-21 |
PIT |
|
DAL |
L 27-42 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 13-28 |
Trail 20-28 |
| 35 |
1962 |
8 |
1962-11-04 |
PIT |
|
MIN |
W 39-31 |
1 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 36 |
1962 |
8 |
1962-11-04 |
PIT |
|
MIN |
W 39-31 |
3 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Lead 19-14 |
Lead 26-14 |
| 37 |
1962 |
9 |
1962-11-11 |
PIT |
@ |
STL |
W 26-17 |
4 |
Rushing |
5 |
|
Trail 16-17 |
Lead 23-17* |
| 38 |
1962 |
11 |
1962-11-25 |
PIT |
@ |
CLE |
L 14-35 |
4 |
Rushing |
6 |
|
Trail 7-21 |
Trail 14-21 |
| 39 |
1962 |
13 |
1962-12-09 |
PIT |
@ |
PHI |
W 26-17 |
2 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Lead 10-7 |
Lead 17-7 |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 40 |
1963 |
1 |
1963-09-15 |
PIT |
@ |
PHI |
T 21-21 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 9-14 |
Lead 15-14* |
| 41 |
1963 |
1 |
1963-09-15 |
PIT |
@ |
PHI |
T 21-21 |
4 |
Receiving |
11 |
Ed Brown |
Trail 15-21 |
Tied 21-21 |
| 42 |
1963 |
2 |
1963-09-22 |
PIT |
|
NYG |
W 31-0 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Lead 17-0 |
Lead 24-0 |
| 43 |
1963 |
10 |
1963-11-17 |
PIT |
@ |
WAS |
W 34-28 |
1 |
Rushing |
3 |
|
Trail 0-7 |
Tied 7-7 |
| 44 |
1963 |
10 |
1963-11-17 |
PIT |
@ |
WAS |
W 34-28 |
3 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Tied 14-14 |
Lead 21-14* |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 45 |
1964 |
2 |
1964-09-20 |
PIT |
|
NYG |
W 27-24 |
2 |
Receiving |
2 |
Ed Brown |
Trail 6-14 |
Trail 13-14 |
| 46 |
1964 |
5 |
1964-10-10 |
PIT |
@ |
CLE |
W 23-7 |
1 |
Rushing |
33 |
|
Lead 3-0 |
Lead 10-0 |
| 47 |
1964 |
5 |
1964-10-10 |
PIT |
@ |
CLE |
W 23-7 |
2 |
Rushing |
45 |
|
Lead 10-0 |
Lead 16-0 |
| 48 |
1964 |
5 |
1964-10-10 |
PIT |
@ |
CLE |
W 23-7 |
3 |
Rushing |
5 |
|
Lead 16-7 |
Lead 23-7 |
| 49 |
1964 |
8 |
1964-11-01 |
PIT |
|
CLE |
L 17-30 |
4 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 10-23 |
Trail 17-23 |
| 50 |
1964 |
11 |
1964-11-22 |
PIT |
@ |
NYG |
W 44-17 |
2 |
Rushing |
10 |
|
Lead 10-0 |
Lead 17-0 |
| 51 |
1964 |
11 |
1964-11-22 |
PIT |
@ |
NYG |
W 44-17 |
3 |
Rushing |
2 |
|
Lead 27-3 |
Lead 34-3 |
| 52 |
1964 |
13 |
1964-12-06 |
PIT |
@ |
WAS |
W 14-7 |
1 |
Rushing |
4 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| Rk |
Year |
G# |
Date |
Tm |
|
Opp |
Result |
Qtr |
Type |
Dist |
Quarterback |
Score Before |
Score After |
| 53 |
1966 |
1 |
1966-09-03 |
HOU |
|
DEN |
W 45-7 |
3 |
Rushing |
18 |
|
Lead 17-7 |
Lead 24-7 |
| 54 |
1966 |
6 |
1966-10-16 |
HOU |
|
NYJ |
W 24-0 |
1 |
Rushing |
33 |
|
Tied 0-0 |
Lead 7-0* |
| 55 |
1966 |
12 |
1966-12-04 |
HOU |
|
SDG |
L 22-28 |
2 |
Rushing |
1 |
|
Trail 0-7 |
Tied 7-7 |