Jimmy Johnson Cornerback - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Mar 31, 1938 Dallas, Texas, United States 86 years old

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About Jimmy Johnson Cornerback

  • James Earl Johnson (born March 31, 1938) is a former American football player and track athlete.
  • Johnson was born in Dallas and raised in Kingsburg, California.
  • He is the younger brother of Rafer Johnson, winner of the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
  • Johson played college football and ran track at UCLA.
  • He won the NCAA 110-meter hurdles championship and was named an All-American in track and field. Johnson was the sixth player selected in the 1961 NFL Draft and played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL) from 1961 to 1976.
  • He was selected four times as a first-team All-Pro and played in five Pro Bowls.
  • His jersey (No.
  • 37) was permanently retired by the 49ers in 1977.
  • In 1980, he was named as a first-string cornerback on the NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, and in 1994 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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