Ron A. Johnson

Ronald Adolphis Johnson

Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: October 17, 1947 in Detroit, MI
College: Michigan

Career AV: 59 (925th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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	AV
1969	22	CLE	HB	30	14	0	138	472	7	48	3.4	33.7	9.9	24	164	6.8	0	18	1.7	11.7	636	7	4	6
1970*+	23	NYG	RB	30	14	0	263	1027	8	68	3.9	73.4	18.8	48	487	10.1	4	50	3.4	34.8	1514	12	5	18
1971	24	NYG		30	2	0	32	156	1	17	4.9	78.0	16.0	6	47	7.8	0	30	3.0	23.5	203	1	2	1
1972*	25	NYG	RB	30	14	0	298	1182	9	35	4.0	84.4	21.3	45	451	10.0	5	39	3.2	32.2	1633	14	3	20
1973	26	NYG	RB	30	12	0	260	902	6	29	3.5	75.2	21.7	32	377	11.8	3	45	2.7	31.4	1279	9	4	10
1974	27	NYG		30	11	0	97	218	4	14	2.2	19.8	8.8	24	171	7.1	2	21	2.2	15.5	389	6	4	4
1975	28	NYG	RB	30	14	0	116	351	5	23	3.0	25.1	8.3	34	280	8.2	1	36	2.4	20.0	631	6	5	5
Career					81	0	1204	4308	40	68	3.6	53.2	14.9	213	1977	9.3	15	50	2.6	24.4	6285	55	27	64
6 yrs		NYG			67	0	1066	3836	33	68	3.6	57.3	15.9	189	1813	9.6	15	50	2.8	27.1	5649	48	23	58
1 yr		CLE			14	0	138	472	7	48	3.4	33.7	9.9	24	164	6.8	0	18	1.7	11.7	636	7	4	6

Kick & Punt Returns

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							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1969	22	CLE	HB	30	14	0						1	31	0	31	31.0	667
1970*+	23	NYG	RB	30	14	0						5	140	0	69	28.0	1654
Career					81	0						6	171	0	69	28.5	6456
6 yrs		NYG			67	0						5	140	0	69	28.0	5789
1 yr		CLE			14	0						1	31	0	31	31.0	667

Passing

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Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	Att	Rate
1969	22	CLE	HB	30	14	1	39.6
1972*	25	NYG	RB	30	14	1	39.6
Career					81	2	39.6
6 yrs		NYG			67	1	39.6
1 yr		CLE			14	1	39.6

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
1969	22	CLE	HB	30	14	0								4	2	0	0
1970*+	23	NYG	RB	30	14	0								5	0	0	0
1971	24	NYG		30	2	0								2	0	0	0
1972*	25	NYG	RB	30	14	0								3	0	0	0
1973	26	NYG	RB	30	12	0								4	0	0	0
1974	27	NYG		30	11	0								4	1	0	0
1975	28	NYG	RB	30	14	0								5	0	0	0
Career					81	0								27	3	0	0
6 yrs		NYG			67	0								23	1	0	0
1 yr		CLE			14	0								4	2	0	0

Scoring Summary

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Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1969	22	CLE	HB	30	14	7		7	42
1970*+	23	NYG	RB	30	14	8	4	12	72
1971	24	NYG		30	2	1		1	6
1972*	25	NYG	RB	30	14	9	5	14	84
1973	26	NYG	RB	30	12	6	3	9	54
1974	27	NYG		30	11	4	2	6	36
1975	28	NYG	RB	30	14	5	1	6	36
Career					81	40	15	55	330
6 yrs		NYG			67	33	15	48	288
1 yr		CLE			14	7		7	42

Similar Players

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Larry Johnson, Steve Owens, Mack Herron, Barry Foster, Dan Reeves, Ernie Koy, Freeman McNeil, Dan Towler, Leroy Kelly*, Terry Allen
4	Larry Johnson, Otis Armstrong, Lawrence McCutcheon, Deuce McAllister, Mark van Eeghen, Curt Warner, Joseph Addai, Fred Taylor, Lydell Mitchell, Larry Brown
5	Larry Johnson, Wilbert Montgomery, Lydell Mitchell, Otis Armstrong, Deuce McAllister, Mark van Eeghen, Lawrence McCutcheon, Jim Taylor, Jamal Anderson, Paul Hornung
6	Larry Johnson, Priest Holmes, Otis Armstrong, Deuce McAllister, Ricky Williams, Ahman Green, O.J. Simpson, Paul Hornung, Leroy Kelly*, Jamal Lewis
7	Larry Johnson, Paul Hornung*, Otis Armstrong, Ricky Williams, Deuce McAllister, Robert Smith, Dorsey Levens, Terry Allen, Wilbert Montgomery, Mike Pruitt
Career	Larry Johnson, Otis Armstrong, Robert Smith, Deuce McAllister, Jamal Anderson, Joe Morris, Sherman Smith, Steven Jackson, John Brockington, Ricky Williams

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls 1970 1972	First-Team All-Pro 1970	Rushing Att 1970 NFL 263 (1) 1972 NFL 298 (1) 1973 NFL 260 (6) Career 1204 (106)	Rushing Yds 1970 NFL 1027 (2) 1972 NFL 1182 (3) Career 4308 (144)
Rushing TD 1969 NFL 7 (5) 1970 NFL 8 (4) 1972 NFL 9 (4) Career 40 (91)	Long Rush 1970 NFL 68 (9)	Rushing Yds/Game 1970 NFL 73.4 (2) 1972 NFL 84.4 (3) 1973 NFL 75.2 (5) Career 53.2 (96)	Receptions 1970 NFL 48 (9)
Touchdowns 1970 NFL 12 (3) 1972 NFL 14 (1) 1973 NFL 9 (10) Career 55 (154)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1970 NFL 12 (3) 1972 NFL 14 (1) 1973 NFL 9 (10) Career 55 (150)	Yds From Scrimmage 1970 NFL 1514 (1) 1972 NFL 1633 (2) 1973 NFL 1279 (9)	All-Purpose Yds 1970 NFL 1654 (2) 1972 NFL 1633 (3)
Touches 1970 NFL 316 (1) 1972 NFL 343 (1) 1973 NFL 292 (7) Career 1423 (128)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary

1970 Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1972 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL

Fantasy
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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank

1970 23 14 RB 223 136 1 1

1971 24 2 RB 26 87

1972 25 14 RB 247 137 1 1

1973 26 12 RB 182 65 5 14

1974 27 11 RB 75 42

1975 28 14 RB 99 36

852 338

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1970	23	14	RB	223	136	1	1
1971	24	2	RB	26		87
1972	25	14	RB	247	137	1	1
1973	26	12	RB	182	65	5	14
1974	27	11	RB	75		42
1975	28	14	RB	99		36
				852	338

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1970	Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
	Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
	Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
1972	UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
	Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL