Running back, Tennessee, 1953–56
Johnny Majors
- Born
- May 21, 1935, in Lynchburg, Tennessee
- Died
- Jun 3, 2020, in Knoxville, Tennessee
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Johnny Majors played running back at Tennessee (1953–56). He finished second in the 1956 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1956. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1987College Football Hall of Fame
- 1955, 1956SEC Player of the Year
- 1955, 1956First-team All-SEC
- 1956UPI College Football Player of the Year
- 1956Consensus All‑American
- 1956Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: SEC champions, 1956
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canadian football | Montreal Alouettes |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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