Randy Johnson (quarterback)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 17, 1944 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Brevard, North Carolina | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sam Houston High School | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&I University | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||
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Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson (June 17, 1944 – September 17, 2009) was an American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. He also had a brief career with the Green Bay Packers. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.
Johnson graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1962. He attended Texas A&I (now Texas A&M–Kingsville).[1]
He entered the 1966 NFL Draft, and became the first Texas A&I player to be drafted in the first round. Over his professional career, he threw 647 of 1,286 passes (a 50.3-percentage) for 51 touchdowns and 90 interceptions.[1]
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External links
- Obituary
- Gallery of Randy Johnson's football cards
- Recovering a fumbled life: Retired NFL quarterback finds refuge at homeless mission Charlotte Sun newspaper, Port Charlotte, Florida September 25, 2009, republishing of a 1999 article, in print and online. Photos and many details of his life.
- [1] Citizen-Times newspaper, Asheville, NC October 8, 2009, discusses his living and dying penniless in Brevard, NC.
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