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| Peso | 85 kg | ||||||
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| Ruolo | Cornerback | ||||||
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James Earl Johnson (Dallas, 31 marzo 1938 – 8 maggio 2024[1]) è stato un giocatore di football americano statunitense che ha giocato nel ruolo di cornerback per tutta la carriera nei San Francisco 49ers della National Football League (NFL). Fratello della medaglia d'oro nel decathlon alle Olimpiadi Rafer Johnson, è stato inserito nella Pro Football Hall of Fame nel 1994.
Carriera professionistica
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Jimmy Johnson fu scelto come scelto assoluto dai San Francisco 49ers nel Draft NFL 1961[2] e rimase nella NFL per sedici stagioni giocando in diversi ruoli. Inizialmente giocò come safety, poi si spostò a wide receiver, dopo di che tornò a giocare da safety e infine come cornerback. Durante la sua carriera mise a segno 47 intercetti, ritornandoli per 615 yard. Inoltre ricevette 40 passaggi per 690 yard.
Johnson fu citato in un articolo di Dan Wetzel come il miglior cornerback a non aver mai giocato in un Super Bowl[3].
Palmarès
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- (5) Pro Bowl (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)
- Formazione ideale della NFL degli anni 1970
- Numero 37 ritirato dai San Francisco 49ers
Pro Football Hall of Fame (classe del 1994)
Note
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- ^ (EN) Jimmy Johnson, legendary 49ers cornerback and Hall of Famer, dies at 86, su www.mercurynews.com, 9 maggio 2024. URL consultato il 9 maggio 2024.
- ^ (EN) Pro Football Draft History: 1961, Pro Football Hall of Fame. URL consultato il 10 maggio 2013.
- ^ (EN) Greatest players never to make the Super Bowl, Yahoo Sports, 22 luglio 2009. URL consultato il 3 gennaio 2013.
Collegamenti esterni
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- (EN) Jimmy Johnson, su NFL.com, National Football League.
- (EN) Jimmy Johnson, su Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- (EN) Jimmy Johnson, su ProFootballHof.com, Pro Football Hall of Fame.
| Draft NFL 1961 | |
|---|---|
| Primo giro | Tommy Mason · Norm Snead · Joe Rutgens · Marlin McKeever · Mike Ditka · Jimmy Johnson · Tom Matte · Ken Rice · Bernie Casey · Bobby Crespino · Billy Kilmer · Herb Adderley · Bob Lilly · Art Baker |
| Second-team All-Pro 1964 | |
|---|---|
| Attacco | QB Sonny Jurgensen (NEA, NYDN, UPI) · QB Bart Starr (AP) · FB Bill Brown (AP) · FB Jim Taylor (NEA, NYDN, UPI) · HB Charley Taylor (AP, NYDN) · HB Tommy Mason (NEA, UPI) · FL Frank Clarke (NEA, UPI) · FL Bobby Joe Conrad (UPI) · FL Bobby Mitchell (AP, NEA, NYDN) · SE Gail Cogdill (AP, NYDN) · TE Pete Retzlaff (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · OT Charlie Bradshaw (NEA, NYDN, UPI) · OT Dick Schafrath (NEA) · OT Ernie McMillan (NYDN) · OT Bob Brown (AP) · OT George Preas (AP, UPI) · G Fuzzy Thurston (NYDN) · G Gene Hickerson (NEA) · G Alex Sandusky (AP, NYDN, UPI) · G John Gordy (AP, UPI) · C Jim Ringo (AP, NYDN, UPI) · C Mick Tingelhoff (NEA) |
| Difesa | DE Doug Atkins (NEA) · DE John Baker (NYDN) · DE Deacon Jones (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · DE Jim Marshall (UPI) · DE John Paluck (AP) · DT Roger Brown (NEA) · DT Alex Karras (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · DT Merlin Olsen (AP, NYDN, UPI) · OLB Matt Hazeltine (AP, NEA, UPI) · OLB Steve Stonebreaker (NYDN, UPI) · OLB Wayne Walker (AP, NEA, NYDN) · MLB Dale Meinert (NYDN, UPI) · MLB Bill Pellington (AP, NEA) · CB Herb Adderley (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · CB Erich Barnes (NYDN) · CB Dick LeBeau (AP UPI) · CB Jimmy Johnson (NEA) · S Jerry Logan (UPI) · S Rosey Taylor (NEA, NYDN) · S Mel Renfro (AP, NEA, UPI) · S Willie Wood (NYDN) |
| Legenda | AP: Associated Press · NEA: Newspaper Enterprise Association · NYDN: New York Daily News · UPI: United Press International |
| Second-team All-Pro 1968 | |
|---|---|
| Attacco | QB Roman Gabriel (NEA-NFL, PFWA) · QB Don Meredith (NEA) · QB Earl Morrall (PFWA) · QB Bill Nelsen (AP, UPI) · RB Bill Brown (AP, NEA, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · RB Don Perkins (NEA) · RB Ken Willard (NYDN, UPI) · RB Tom Woodeshick (AP) · E/F/SE Carroll Dale (NEA) · E/F/SE Bob Hayes (UPI) · E/F/SE Roy Jefferson (AP, NEA, UPI) · E/F/SE Homer Jones (NYDN) · E/F/SE Willie Richardson (PFWA) · E/F/SE Charley Taylor (NYDN) · E/F/SE Paul Warfield (AP) · TE Jackie Smith (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · OT Bob Brown (NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · OT Charley Cowan (AP, NYDN) · OT Ernie McMillan (NEA, UPI) · OT Bob Vogel (AP, NEA) · G Pete Case (PFWA) · G Gale Gillingham (NEA, UPI) · G Pete Case (NYDN) · G Jerry Kramer (AP) · G Tom Mack (NEA, UPI) · G Glenn Ressler (NYDN) · G George Seals (AP) · C Bob DeMarco (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) |
| Difesa | DE George Andrie (NEA, UPI) · DE Doug Atkins (AP, NEA) · DE Jim Marshall (NYDN) · DE Bubba Smith (AP, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · DT Walter Johnson (NEA) · DT Alex Karras (NEA, NYDN) · DT Fred Miller (NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · DT Alan Page (UPI) · DT Jethro Pugh (AP) · DT Billy Ray Smith (AP) · MLB Dick Butkus (NYDN) · MLB Tommy Nobis (AP, NEA, PFWA, UPI) · OLB Maxie Baughan (AP, NYDN) · OLB Mike Curtis (NEA) · OLB Chuck Howley (NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · OLB Dave Robinson (AP, PFWA) · OLB Andy Russell (UPI) · OLB Dave Wilcox (NEA) · CB Kermit Alexander (NYDN, UPI) · CB Ben Davis (AP) · CB Cornell Green (AP, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · CB Bob Jeter (NEA) · CB Jimmy Johnson (NEA) · S Paul Krause (AP) · S Jerry Logan (PFWA) · S Eddie Meador (NEA, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · S Rick Volk (UPI) · S Willie Wood (AP, NEA) |
| Legenda | AP: Associated Press · NEA: Newspaper Enterprise Association · NYDN: New York Daily News · PFW: Pro Football Weekly · PFWA: Pro Football Writers of America · SN: Sporting News · UPI: United Press International |
| Second-team All-Pro 1969 | |
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| Attacco | QB Roman Gabriel (NYDN) · QB Sonny Jurgensen (AP, NEA, NYDN, UPI) · RB Calvin Hill (NEA, NEA-NFL) · RB Tom Matte (NEA-NFL) · RB Ken Willard (NYDN, UPI) · RB Tom Woodeshick (AP) · FB Leroy Kelly (AP, HoF, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · FB Tom Woodeshick (AP, UPI) · E/F/SE Danny Abramowicz (NYDN, UPI) · E/F/SE Gary Collins (PFWA) · E/F/SE Lance Rentzel (AP, NEA-NFL) · E/F/SE Charley Taylor (NEA, NEA-NFL) · E/F/SE Paul Warfield (PFWA, NYDN) · E/F/SE Gene Washington (AP, UPI) · TE Charlie Sanders (AP, HoF, UPI) · TE Jackie Smith (NEA, NEA-NFL, NYDN) · OT Grady Alderman (AP, NEA-NFL, PFWA, UPI) · OT Charley Cowan (AP) · OT Ernie McMillan (NYDN) · OT Ralph Neely (HoF, NEA, PFWA) · OT Len Rohde (NEA-NFL) · OT Bob Vogel (NYDN, UPI) · G Gale Gillingham (HoF, NEA, UPI) · G Gene Hickerson (NEA-NFL) · G Tom Mack (AP, HoF, NEA, NYDN, PFWA) · G John Niland (NEA-NFL, UPI) · G George Seals (NYDN) · C Bill Curry (AP, UPI) · C Ed Flanagan (NEA-NFL) · C Ken Iman (NYDN) |
| Difesa | DE George Andrie (UPI) · DE Jack Gregory (NYDN) · DE Claude Humphrey (AP, NEA-NFL) · DE Jim Marshall (AP, NEA, NEA-NFL, SN, UPI) · DE Joe Greene (NYDN) · DT Alex Karras (AP, NEA-NFL, UPI) · DT Bob Lilly (UPI) · DT Alan Page (AP, HoF, NEA, NEA-NFL, NYDN, PFWA) · MLB Mike Curtis (NEA-NFL) · MLB Lee Roy Jordan (NYDN) · MLB Mike Lucci (AP, UPI) · MLB Ray Nitschke (NEA, PFWA) · OLB Maxie Baughan (AP, NYDN) · OLB Mike Curtis (NYDN) · OLB Chris Hanburger (AP, NEA-NFL, UPI) · OLB Chuck Howley (PFWA) · OLB Dave Robinson (HoF, NEA, PFWA) · OLB Dave Wilcox (NEA-NFL, UPI) · CB Herb Adderley (HoF, NYDN, PFWA) · CB Bobby Bryant (AP, NEA, NEA-NFL, UPI) · CB Cornell Green (AP, NEA-NFL) · CB Jimmy Johnson (HoF, NEA, NYDN, PFWA, UPI) · S Mike Howell (UPI) · S Karl Kassulke (UPI) · S Ernie Kellerman (NYDN) · S Paul Krause (AP) · S Eddie Meador (PFWA) · S Mel Renfro (AP, HoF, NYDN, PFWA) · S Rick Volk (NEA-NFL) · S Larry Wilson (giocatore di football americano)Larry Wilson (NEA-NFL) · S Willie Wood (NEA-NFL) |
| Special Team | P Ron Widby (PFWA) |
| Legenda | AP: Associated Press · HoF: Pro Football Hall of Fame · NEA: Newspaper Enterprise Association · NEA-NFL: Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL · NYDN: New York Daily News · PFW: Pro Football Weekly · PFW-NFL: Pro Football Weekly All-NFL · PFWA: Pro Football Writers of America · SN: Sporting News · UPI: United Press International |
