John Henry Johnson

John Henry Johnson

Position: FB-HB

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: November 24, 1929 in Waterproof, LA

Died: June 3, 2011 in Tracy, CA

College: St. Mary's (CA), Arizona St.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2422nd overall since 1960)

High School: Pittsburg (CA)

Draft: Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2nd round (18th overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987 (Full List)

SUMMARY

Career

143

Rush

1571

Yds

6803

Y/A

4.3

FantPt

1117.1

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	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	AV
1954*	25	SFO	LH	35	12	11	129	681	9	38	5.3	56.8	10.8	28	183	6.5	0	34	2.3	15.3	157	5.5	864	9	5
1955	26	SFO	LH	35	7	3	19	69	1	12	3.6	9.9	2.7	2	6	3.0	0	11	0.3	0.9	21	3.6	75	1	0
1956	27	SFO	fb	35	12	6	80	301	2	54	3.8	25.1	6.7	8	90	11.3	0	28	0.7	7.5	88	4.4	391	2	1
1957	28	DET	FB	35	12	10	129	621	5	62	4.8	51.8	10.8	20	141	7.1	0	16	1.7	11.8	149	5.1	762	5	9
1958	29	DET	FB	35	9	8	56	254	0	19	4.5	28.2	6.2	7	60	8.6	0	18	0.8	6.7	63	5.0	314	0	3
1959	30	DET	fb	35	10	3	82	270	2	39	3.3	27.0	8.2	7	34	4.9	1	18	0.7	3.4	89	3.4	304	3	4
1960	31	PIT	FB	35	12	10	118	621	2	87	5.3	51.8	9.8	12	112	9.3	1	26	1.0	9.3	130	5.6	733	3	5	6
1961	32	PIT	FB	35	14	13	213	787	6	44	3.7	56.2	15.2	24	262	10.9	1	51	1.7	18.7	237	4.4	1049	7	7	7
1962*	33	PIT	FB	35	14	14	251	1141	7	40	4.5	81.5	17.9	32	226	7.1	2	18	2.3	16.1	283	4.8	1367	9	5	12
1963*	34	PIT	FB	35	12	9	186	773	4	48	4.2	64.4	15.5	21	145	6.9	1	26	1.8	12.1	207	4.4	918	5	5	7
1964*	35	PIT	FB	35	14	14	235	1048	7	45	4.5	74.9	16.8	17	69	4.1	1	21	1.2	4.9	252	4.4	1117	8	4	9
1965	36	PIT		35	1	0	3	11	0	7	3.7	11.0	3.0								3	3.7	11	0	0	0
1966	37	HOU		35	14	3	70	226	3	33	3.2	16.1	5.0	8	150	18.8	0	53	0.6	10.7	78	4.8	376	3	0	4
Career					143	104	1571	6803	48	87	4.3	47.6	11.0	186	1478	7.9	7	53	1.3	10.3	1757	4.7	8281	55	48	45
6 yrs		PIT			67	60	1006	4381	26	87	4.4	65.4	15.0	106	814	7.7	6	51	1.6	12.1	1112	4.7	5195	32	26	41
3 yrs		DET			31	21	267	1145	7	62	4.3	36.9	8.6	34	235	6.9	1	18	1.1	7.6	301	4.6	1380	8	16
3 yrs		SFO			31	20	228	1051	12	54	4.6	33.9	7.4	38	279	7.3	0	34	1.2	9.0	266	5.0	1330	12	6
1 yr		HOU			14	3	70	226	3	33	3.2	16.1	5.0	8	150	18.8	0	53	0.6	10.7	78	4.8	376	3	0	4

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	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
1957	28	DET		2	2	12	54	0	19	4.5	27.0	6.0	1	16	16.0	0	16	0.5	8.0	13	5.4	70	0	1
Career				2		12	54	0	19	4.5	27.0	6.0	1	16	16.0	0	16	0.5	8.0	13	5.4	70	0	1

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* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Playoffs

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
1954*	25	SFO	LH	35	12	11							5	0	0	0
1955	26	SFO	LH	35	7	3	1	29	0	29
1956	27	SFO	fb	35	12	6							1	0	0	0
1957	28	DET	FB	35	12	10							9	1	0	0
1958	29	DET	FB	35	9	8							3	0	0	0
1959	30	DET	fb	35	10	3							4	2	0	0
1960	31	PIT	FB	35	12	10							5	0	0	0	0.0
1961	32	PIT	FB	35	14	13							7	3	0	0	0.0
1962*	33	PIT	FB	35	14	14							5	0	0	0	0.0
1963*	34	PIT	FB	35	12	9							5	2	0	0	0.0
1964*	35	PIT	FB	35	14	14							4	1	0	0	0.0
Career					143	104	1	29	0	29			48	9	0	0	0.0
6 yrs		PIT			67	60							26	6	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		DET			31	21							16	3	0	0	0.0
3 yrs		SFO			31	20	1	29	0	29			6	0	0	0	0.0
1 yr		HOU			14	3											0.0

Defense & Fumbles Table
				Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1957	28	DET		2	2						0	1	1	0	0
Career				2							0	1	1	0	0

Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
1954*	25	SFO	LH	35	12	11	1	2	50	10	1	50	0	0	10	5.0	15.0	10.0	0.8	104.2
1960	31	PIT	FB	35	12	10	1	1	100	15	1	100	0	0	15	15.0	35.0	15.0	1.3	158.3
1961	32	PIT	FB	35	14	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	50	0	0.0	-22.5		0.0	0.0
Career					143	104	2	5	40	25	2	40	1	20	15	5.0	4.0	12.5	0.2	56.2
6 yrs		PIT			67	60	1	3	33.3	15	1	33.3	1	33.3	15	5.0	-3.3	15.0	0.2	50.7
3 yrs		DET			31	21	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0
3 yrs		SFO			31	20	1	2	50	10	1	50	0	0	10	5.0	15.0	10.0	0.3	104.2
1 yr		HOU			14	3	0	0		0	0		0		0				0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1954*	25	SFO	LH	35	12	11						2	25	0	19	12.5	889
1955	26	SFO	LH	35	7	3	1	6	0	6	6.0						110
1956	27	SFO	fb	35	12	6						1	23	0	23	23.0	414
1961	32	PIT	FB	35	14	13						1	11	0	11	11.0	1060
Career					143	104	1	6	0	6	6.0	4	59	0	23	14.8	8375
6 yrs		PIT			67	60						1	11	0	11	11.0	5206
3 yrs		DET			31	21											1380
3 yrs		SFO			31	20	1	6	0	6	6.0	3	48	0	23	16.0	1413
1 yr		HOU			14	3											376

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Regular Season

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	D2P	Pts
1954*	25	SFO	LH	35	12	11	9		9		54
1955	26	SFO	LH	35	7	3	1		1		6
1956	27	SFO	fb	35	12	6	2		2		12
1957	28	DET	FB	35	12	10	5		5		30
1959	30	DET	fb	35	10	3	2	1	3		18
1960	31	PIT	FB	35	12	10	2	1	3		18
1961	32	PIT	FB	35	14	13	6	1	7		42
1962*	33	PIT	FB	35	14	14	7	2	9		54
1963*	34	PIT	FB	35	12	9	4	1	5		30
1964*	35	PIT	FB	35	14	14	7	1	8		48
1966	37	HOU		35	14	3	3		3		18
Career					143	104	48	7	55	0	330
6 yrs		PIT			67	60	26	6	32	0	192
3 yrs		DET			31	21	7	1	8	0	48
3 yrs		SFO			31	20	12		12	0	72
1 yr		HOU			14	3	3		3	0	18

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