Kosse Johnson
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NFL draft: | 1954 / Round: 14 / Pick: 159 |
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David "Kosse" Johnson (July 13, 1932 – September 3, 1996) was an American football player. He played college football for Rice, led the Southwest Conference in rushing and scoring in 1953, and was selected as a first-team back on the 1953 All-America college football team.
Early year
Johnson was born in 1932 in Kosse, Texas. He moved with his family to Baytown, Texas, in 1942.[1] He played football at Baytown Junior High School and Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown.[2][3]
Rice University
He played
Family and later years
Johnson married Barbara Sue Bradbury in February 1953 while still a student at Rice.[1] He later worked as a high school football coach in Texas. He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972.[4]
Johnson died in 1996 at age 64 in San Antonio due to complication from cancer.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Former Rice All-America Dead at 64". Associated Press. September 5, 1996.
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- ^ Ted Smits (1953-12-04). "Cavazos Is Named To'AP's Second All-American Team: Rice Star On First Team". Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, TX.
- ^ "FWAA All America" (PDF). Football Writers Association of America. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.