Nathan Elijah Johnson (June 19, 1920 – August 24, 2004) was an American football tackle.
 Johnson, c. 1949 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 18, 1920 Dale, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died: | August 24, 2004 (aged 84) Freeport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Benton (IL) |
| College: | Illinois |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Johnson was born in Dale, Illinois in 1920 and attended Benton High School in Benton, Illinois. He played college football at Illinois.[1] He was selected as the most valuable player on the 1941 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.[2]
He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees in 1946 and 1947 and the Chicago Rockets/Hornets in 1947 and 1948.[1] He was traded by the Yankees to the Rockets in May 1948 in exchange for fullback Bill Daley.[3] When the AAFC disbanded, he played in the National Football League for the New York Yanks in 1950.[4] He appeared in 65 professional football games, 49 of them as a starter.[1]
He died in 2004 in Freeport, Illinois.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Nate Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois Votes Nate Johnson Most Valuable". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1941. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rockets Sign Tackle Nate Johnson of Yanks". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 27, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tackle Nate Johnson Signed by N.Y. Yanks". Hartford Courant. July 4, 1950. p. 16.