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Jimmy Johnson

Position(s)
Cornerback

Jersey #(s)
37

Born

March 31, 1938 (age 71)
Dallas, Texas

Career information

Year(s)

1961–1976

NFL Draft

1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6

College

UCLA

Professional teams

San Francisco 49ers (1961-1976)

Career stats

INT

INT yards

615

Touchdowns

Stats at NFL.com

Career highlights and awards

Pro Bowl (x5) (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team

Pro Football Hall of Fame

James Earl Johnson (born March 31, 1938 in Dallas, Texas) was an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. In 1994, he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played both offense and defense as a college football player at UCLA.

His brother is Rafer Johnson, an Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalist.

NFL career

Jimmy Johnson played NFL football for 16 years at multiple positions. He first played safety, then he moved to wide receiver, then back to safety, and finally to cornerback. During his career, he intercepted 47 passes and returned them for 615 yards. He also caught 34 passes for 627 yards (18.44 yards per. reception avg.).

Johnson was named in an article by Dan Wetzel as the best cornerback never to play in a Super Bowl.^[1]

External links

JimmyJohnson37.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame Jimmy Johnson profile

National Football League | NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team

San Francisco 49ers first-round draft picks

Nomellini • Tittle • McElhenny • Babcock • Stolhandske • Faloney • Moegle • Morrall • Brodie • Pace • Krueger • Baker • James • Stickles • Johnson • Casey • Kilmer • Alworth • Alexander • Parks • Willard • Donnelly • Hindman • Spurrier • Banaszek • Blue • Kwalick • G. Washington • Hardman • Taylor • Anderson • Beasley • Holmes • Jackson • Sandifer • Webb • MacAfee • Bunz • Cooper • Stuckey • Lott • Shell • Rice • Barton • Flagler • DeLong • D. Carter • T. Washington • Hall • Stubblefield • Kelly • Young • Floyd • Stokes • Druckenmiller • McQuarters • McGrew • Peterson • Plummer • A. Carter • Rumph • Harris • Woods • Smith • Davis • Lawson • Willis • Staley • Balmer • Crabtree

v • d • e San Francisco 49ers Retired Numbers

#8 Steve Young • #12 John Brodie • #16 Joe Montana • #34 Joe Perry • #37 Jimmy Johnson • #39 Hugh McElhenny • #70 Charlie Krueger • #73 Leo Nomellini • #79 Bob St. Clair • #87 Dwight Clark

v • d • e Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1994

Tony Dorsett • Bud Grant • Jimmy Johnson • Leroy Kelly • Randy White

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References

^ "Greatest players never to make the Super Bowl". Yahoo! Sports. 2009-07-22. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AkXpp9lzV7LPbjobJVtm8bg5nYcB?slug=jc-nonsuperbowlteam072209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved 2009-07-22.

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