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Safety, Texas, to 1979

Johnnie Johnson

Born
Oct 8, 1956, in La Grange, Texas

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Johnnie Johnson played safety at Texas (to 1979). He was a consensus All‑American in 1978 and 1979. The Los Angeles Rams took Johnson in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 1980 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Best season
1979
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Southwest Conference
Drafted
No. 17
Overall, 1980 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

Team titles: SWC champions, 1977

The teams in those years

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In the NFL

First-team All-Pro: 1983

All-Pro teams: NEA first team 1983.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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