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Charley Johnson

Charles Lane Johnson

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 22, 1938 in Big Spring, TX

Died: September 3, 2024 in Las Cruces, NM

College: Schreiner College, New Mexico St. (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 79 (451st overall since 1960)

High School: Big Spring (TX)

Draft: San Diego Chargers in the 8th round (64th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft., St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round (109th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

1x Pro Bowl

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SUMMARY

Career

165

100

QBrec

59-57-8

Cmp%

51.2

Yds

24410

Y/A

7.2

170

Int

181

FantPt

1352.4

Passing

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Regular Season

Passing Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	AV	Awards
1961	23	STL	NFL	QB	4	0		5	13	38.5	51	0	0.0	2	15.4	16	3.9	-3.00	10.2	12.8	10.9	1	10	7.14	2.93	-3.50	0	0	0
1962	24	STL	NFL	QB	11	10	3-6-1	150	308	48.7	2440	16	5.2	20	6.5	86	7.9	6.04	16.3	221.8	65.9	17	184	5.23	6.94	5.16	1	0	9
1963	25	STL	NFL	QB	14	14	9-5-0	222	423	52.5	3280	28	6.6	21	5.0	78	7.8	6.84	14.8	234.3	79.5	40	372	8.64	6.28	5.45	2	3	13	PB
1964	26	STL	NFL	QB	14	14	9-3-2	223	420	53.1	3045	21	5.0	24	5.7	78	7.3	5.68	13.7	217.5	69.4	37	298	8.10	6.01	4.57	2	2	12
1965	27	STL	NFL	QB	11	11	5-6-0	155	322	48.1	2439	18	5.6	15	4.7	78	7.6	6.60	15.7	221.7	73.0	20	184	5.85	6.59	5.67	1	1	9
1966	28	STL	NFL	QB	9	9	7-1-1	103	205	50.2	1334	10	4.9	11	5.4	69	6.5	5.07	13.0	148.2	65.0	18	170	8.07	5.22	3.90	4	4	5
1967	29	STL	NFL	QB	5	0		12	29	41.4	162	1	3.4	3	10.3	36	5.6	1.62	13.5	32.4	31.8	2	10	6.45	4.90	1.19	0	0	1
1968	30	STL	NFL	QB	7	2	1-1-0	29	67	43.3	330	1	1.5	1	1.5	30	4.9	4.55	11.4	47.1	57.4	7	64	9.46	3.59	3.26	2	2	2
1969	31	STL	NFL	QB	12	9	2-6-1	131	260	50.4	1847	13	5.0	13	5.0	84	7.1	5.85	14.1	153.9	69.5	11	101	4.06	6.44	5.24	1	0	7
1970	32	HOU	NFL	QB	10	10	3-7-0	144	281	51.2	1652	7	2.5	12	4.3	63	5.9	4.46	11.5	165.2	59.8	15	124	5.07	5.16	3.81	1	1	5
1971	33	HOU	NFL	QB	14	4	0-4-0	46	94	48.9	592	3	3.2	7	7.4	70	6.3	3.59	12.9	42.3	48.7	8	61	7.84	5.21	2.71	1	0	2
1972	34	DEN	NFL	QB	12	9	4-5-0	132	238	55.5	1783	14	5.9	14	5.9	60	7.5	6.02	13.5	148.6	74.6	12	82	4.80	6.80	5.40	1	1	8
1973	35	DEN	NFL	QB	14	14	7-5-2	184	346	53.2	2465	20	5.8	17	4.9	62	7.1	6.07	13.4	176.1	74.9	26	177	6.99	6.15	5.17	2	2	13
1974	36	DEN	NFL	QB	14	12	6-5-1	136	244	55.7	1969	13	5.3	9	3.7	73	8.1	7.48	14.5	140.6	84.5	36	270	12.86	6.07	5.55	0	0	11
1975	37	DEN	NFL	QB	14	6	3-3-0	65	142	45.8	1021	5	3.5	12	8.5	90	7.2	4.09	15.7	72.9	46.7	10	79	6.58	6.20	3.30	1	1	3
15 Yrs					165	124	59-57-8	1737	3392	51.2	24410	170	5.0	181	5.3	90	7.2	5.80	14.1	147.9	69.2	260	2186	7.12	6.09	4.79	19	17	100
17 Game Avg					17	13		179	349	51.2	2515	18	5.0	19	5.3	90	7.2	5.80	14.1	147.9	69.2	27	225	7.12	6.09	4.79	2	2	10

STL (9 Yrs)					87	69	36-28-5	1030	2047	50.3	14928	108	5.3	110	5.4	86	7.3	5.93	14.5	171.6	69.6	153	1393	6.95	6.15	4.88	13	12	58
DEN (4 Yrs)					54	41	20-18-3	517	970	53.3	7238	52	5.4	52	5.4	90	7.5	6.12	14.0	134.0	73.1	84	608	7.97	6.29	5.06	4	4	35
HOU (2 Yrs)					24	14	3-11-0	190	375	50.7	2244	10	2.7	19	5.1	70	6.0	4.24	11.8	93.5	57.0	23	185	5.78	5.17	3.53	2	1	7

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Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+	AV	Awards
1962	24	STL	QB	12	11	10	3-6-1	308	106		100		86	98	93		94	9
1963*	25	STL	QB	12	14	14	9-5-0	423	105	103	108	107	101	111	104	101	108	13	PB
1964	26	STL	QB	12	14	14	9-3-2	420	98	101	95	97	105	97	93	105	97	12
1965	27	STL	QB	12	11	11	5-6-0	322	107	114	106	110	88	105	103	117	102	9
1966	28	STL	QB	12	9	9	7-1-1	205	91	91	94	94	96	99	99	102	96	5
1968	30	STL	QB	12	7	2	1-1-0	67	63	61	89	86	65	63	138	92	87	2
1969	31	STL	QB	12	12	9	2-6-1	260	104	114	104	109	95	102	102	123	101	7
1970	32	HOU	QB	12	10	10	3-7-0	281	85	93	92	96	99	81	109	116	94	5
1971	33	HOU	QB	12	14	4	0-4-0	94	92	94	83	85	93	89	82	100	83	2
1972	34	DEN	QB	12	12	9	4-5-0	238	114	122	110	115	112	115	96	117	111	8
1973	35	DEN	QB	12	14	14	7-5-2	346	110	112	111	113	103	114	103	106	111	13
1974	36	DEN	QB	12	14	12	6-5-1	244	126	112	125	117	111	110	115	74	120	11
1975	37	DEN	QB	12	14	6	3-3-0	142	109	112	90	93	81	95	66	110	81	3
Career					165	124	59-57-8	3392										100

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Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
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	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1961	23	STL	QB	12	4	0	1	-3	0	-3	-3.0	-0.8	0.3				0				1	-3.0	-3	0	1
1962	24	STL	QB	12	11	10	25	138	3	19	5.5	12.5	2.3				0				25	5.5	138	3	5
1963*	25	STL	QB	12	14	14	41	143	1	16	3.5	10.2	2.9				0				41	3.5	143	1	12
1964	26	STL	QB	12	14	14	31	93	2	19	3.0	6.6	2.2				0				31	3.0	93	2	7
1965	27	STL	QB	12	11	11	25	60	1	15	2.4	5.5	2.3				0				25	2.4	60	1	4
1966	28	STL	QB	12	9	9	20	39	2	9	2.0	4.3	2.2				0				20	2.0	39	2	3
1967	29	STL	QB	12	5	0			0								0							0	1
1968	30	STL	QB	12	7	2	5	-1	0	3	-0.2	-0.1	0.7				0				5	-0.2	-1	0	0
1969	31	STL	QB	12	12	9	17	51	1	15	3.0	4.3	1.4				0				17	3.0	51	1	4
1970	32	HOU	QB	12	10	10	5	3	0	9	0.6	0.3	0.5				0				5	0.6	3	0	3
1971	33	HOU	QB	12	14	4	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.1				0				2	0.0		0	2
1972	34	DEN	QB	12	12	9	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.3				0				3	0.0		0	4
1973	35	DEN	QB	12	14	14	7	-2	0	0	-0.3	-0.1	0.5				0				7	-0.3	-2	0	5
1974	36	DEN	QB	12	14	12	4	-3	0	0	-0.8	-0.2	0.3				0				4	-0.8	-3	0	4
1975	37	DEN	QB	12	14	6	10	21	0	13	2.1	1.5	0.7				0				10	2.1	21	0	1
Career					165	124	196	539	10	19	2.8	3.3	1.2				0				196	2.8	539	10	56
9 yrs		STL			87	69	165	520	10	19	3.2	6.0	1.9				0				165	3.2	520	10	37
4 yrs		DEN			54	41	24	16	0	13	0.7	0.3	0.4				0				24	0.7	16	0	14
2 yrs		HOU			24	14	7	3	0	9	0.4	0.1	0.3				0				7	0.4	3	0	5

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1961	23	STL	QB	12	4	0			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
1962	24	STL	QB	12	11	10			0				5	2	0	0	0.0
1963*	25	STL	QB	12	14	14			0				12	2	0	0	0.0
1964	26	STL	QB	12	14	14			0				7	2	0	0	0.0
1965	27	STL	QB	12	11	11			0				4	3	0	0	0.0
1966	28	STL	QB	12	9	9			0				3	1	0	0	0.0
1967	29	STL	QB	12	5	0			0				1	0	-3	0	0.0
1969	31	STL	QB	12	12	9			0				4	1	-5	0	0.0
1970	32	HOU	QB	12	10	10			0				3	3	0	0	0.0
1971	33	HOU	QB	12	14	4			0				2	0	0	0	0.0
1972	34	DEN	QB	12	12	9			0				4	3	-4	0	0.0
1973	35	DEN	QB	12	14	14			0				5	3	-6	0	0.0
1974	36	DEN	QB	12	14	12			0				4	3	-9	0	0.0
1975	37	DEN	QB	12	14	6			0				1	0	0	0	0.0
Career					165	124			0				56	23	-27	0	0.0
9 yrs		STL			87	69			0				37	11	-8	0	0.0
4 yrs		DEN			54	41			0				14	9	-19	0	0.0
2 yrs		HOU			24	14			0				5	3	0	0	0.0

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team AP All-Pro, Bold indicates league leader

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts	Pts/G
1962	24	STL	QB	12	11	10	3	3		18	1.6
1963*	25	STL	QB	12	14	14	1	1		6	0.4
1964	26	STL	QB	12	14	14	2	2		12	0.9
1965	27	STL	QB	12	11	11	1	1		6	0.5
1966	28	STL	QB	12	9	9	2	2		12	1.3
1969	31	STL	QB	12	12	9	1	1		6	0.5
Career					165	124	10	10	0	60	.4
9 yrs		STL			87	69	10	10	0	60	.7
4 yrs		DEN			54	41			0	0	0.0
2 yrs		HOU			24	14			0	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Charley Johnson born?

Charley Johnson was born on November 22, 1938.

Where was Charley Johnson born?

Charley Johnson was born in Big Spring, TX.

How tall was Charley Johnson?

Charley Johnson was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Charley Johnson weigh when playing?

Charley Johnson weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Is Charley Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

Charley Johnson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Charley Johnson play?

Charley Johnson played 165 games over his career.

How many passing yards did Charley Johnson have?

Charley Johnson had 24,410 passing yards over his career.

How many touchdowns did Charley Johnson have?

Charley Johnson had 170 touchdowns over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Charley Johnson won?

Charley Johnson never won a Super Bowl.

When did Charley Johnson retire?

Charley Johnson last played in 1975.

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Is Charley Johnson in the Hall of Fame?

How many games did Charley Johnson play?

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How many touchdowns did Charley Johnson have?

How many Super Bowls has Charley Johnson won?

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