LeShon Johnson
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 15, 1971 Haskell, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Haskell | ||||||||||||
| College: | Northern Illinois | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84 | ||||||||||||
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LeShon Eugene Johnson (born January 15, 1971) is an American former professional
Early years
Johnson was born in
College career
Johnson attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, before transferring to Northern Illinois University as a junior. At Northern Illinois, he played for the Northern Illinois Huskies football team in 1992 and 1993. As a senior in 1993, Johnson was the leading college rusher with 1,976 yards on 327 carries for an average of 179.6 yards per game. Johnson finished sixth in the 1993 Heisman Trophy voting race, with five first-place votes. He played only two years for the Huskies, but his total yards mark of 3,314 still places him fifth on the team's all-time rushing list.
Professional career
The Green Bay Packers selected Johnson in the third round (84th pick overall) of the
Life after football
Johnson pleaded guilty in 2005 to the crime of dog fighting in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. He received a five-year deferred sentence.[5][6]
See also
- List of college football yearly rushing leaders
References
- ^ a b c National Football League, Historical Players, LeShon Johnson. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, LeShon Johnson Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, LeShon Johnson. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Rob Walton, "Okmulgee Prosecutor Responds to Activists," Tulsa World (March 15, 2006). Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ George Dohrmann, "The House on Moonlight Road," Sports Illustrated (May 29, 2007). Retrieved February 9, 2012.