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**Ron Johnson**
Career information
Date of birth:	June 8, 1956 (1956-06-08) (age 55)
Place of birth:	Detroit, Michigan
Position(s):	Cornerback
College:	Eastern Michigan
NFL Draft:	1978 / Round: 1 / Pick 22
Organizations
As player:
1978-1984	Pittsburgh Steelers
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

A seven-year veteran of the National Football League, Ron Johnson (born June 8, 1956) performed as a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Ron played all seven of his NFL seasons in a Pittsburgh uniform.

Biography

Johnson is a 1974 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School; he played collegiate football for Eastern Michigan University. Ron Johnson was selected by the Steelers in the first-round of the 1978 NFL draft.^[1]

References

^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSRON02

v · d · e1978 NFL Draft First Round Selections

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v · d · ePittsburgh Steelers first-round Draft selections

Bill Shakespeare (1936/ #3 overall) \| Mike Basrak (1937/ #5) \| Byron "Whizzer" White (1938/ #4) \| Kay Eakin (1940/ #3) \| Bill Dudley (1942/ #1) \| Bill Daley (1943/ #7) \| Johnny Podesto (1944/ #10) \| Paul Duhart (1945/ #2) \| Doc Blanchard (1946/ #3) \| Hub Bechtol (1947/ #5) \| Dan Edwards (1948/ #9) \| Bobby Gage (1949/ #6) \| Lynn Chandnois (1950/ #8) \| Butch Avinger (1951/ #9) \| Ed Modzelewski (1952/ #6) \| Ted Marchibroda (1953/ #5) \| Johnny Lattner (1954/ #7) \| Frank Varrichione (1955/ #6) \| Gary Glick (1956/ #1) \| Art Davis (1956/ #5) \| Len Dawson (1957/ #5) \| Jack Spikes (1960/ #6) \| Bob Ferguson (1962/ #5) \| Paul Martha (1964/ #10) \| Dick Leftridge (1966/ #3) \| Mike Taylor (1968/ #10) \| Joe Greene (1969/ #4) \| Terry Bradshaw (1970/ #1) \| Frank Lewis (1971/ #8) \| Franco Harris (1972/ #13) \| J. T. Thomas (1973/ #4) \| Lynn Swann (1974/ #21) \| Dave Brown (1975/ #26) \| Bennie Cunningham (1976/ #28) \| Robin Cole (1977/ #21) \| Ron Johnson (1978/ #22) \| Greg Hawthorne (1979/ #28) \| Mark Malone (1980/ #28) \| Keith Gary (1981/ #17) \| Walter Abercrombie (1982/ #12) \| Gabriel Rivera (1983/ #21) \| Louis Lipps (1984/ #23) \| Darryl Sims (1985/ #20) \| John Rienstra (1986/ #9) \| Rod Woodson (1987/ #10) \| Aaron Jones (1988/ #18) \| Tim Worley (1989/ #7) \| Tom Ricketts (1989/ #24) \| Eric Green (1990/ #21) \| Huey Richardson (1991/ #15) \| Leon Searcy (1992/ #11) \| Deon Figures (1993/ #23) \| Charles Johnson (1994/ #17) \| Mark Bruener (1995/ #27) \| Jamain Stephens (1996/ #29) \| Chad Scott (1997/ #24) \| Alan Faneca (1998/ #26) \| Troy Edwards (1999/ #13) \| Plaxico Burress (2000/ #8) \| Casey Hampton (2001/ #19) \| Kendall Simmons (2002/ #30) \| Troy Polamalu (2003/ #16) \| Ben Roethlisberger (2004/ #11) \| Heath Miller (2005/ #30) \| Santonio Holmes (2006/ #25) \| Lawrence Timmons (2007/ #15) \| Rashard Mendenhall (2008/ #23) \| Evander Hood (2009/ #32) \| Maurkice Pouncey (2010/ #18) \| Cameron Heyward (2011/ #31)

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v · d · ePittsburgh Steelers 1978 NFL Draft selections

Ron Johnson • Willie Fry • Craig Colquitt • Larry Anderson • Randy Reutershan • Mark Dufresne • Rick Moser • Andre Keys • Lance Reynolds • Doug Becker • Tom Jurich • Nat Terry • Tom Brzoza • Brad Carr

Draft Years: 1974 • 1978 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIII Champions

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XIV Champions

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Ron
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	June 8, 1956
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death

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