Randy Johnson (offensive lineman)

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Randy Johnson
No. 65
Position:
Lindale (GA) Pepperell
College:Georgia
NFL draft:1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
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Robert Randall Johnson (born January 2, 1953) is a former

Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
(CFL).

Early years

Johnson participated in

discus and shot put in 1971.[2] He was also a letterman in basketball and baseball.[1] He was inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.[4]

College career

Johnson played for the

Floyd Junior College and then finished his degree at Georgia in 1984.[3]

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Johnson was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 122nd pick in the 1976 NFL Draft.[11] He was released by the Seahawks in September 1976 before the start of the 1976 season.[1]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Johnson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977.[3] He played in 22 games, starting one, for the Buccaneers from 1977 to 1978.[11] He suffered a back injury and was later released by the Buccaneers in 1979.[12]

Edmonton Eskimos

Johnson spent a month with the Edmonton Eskimos in 1980 before retiring from football.[12]

Coaching career

Johnson spent time as an assistant football coach at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia.[3] He also coached at Pepperell High School where the team won the State championship in 1990. He then was head coach at Model High School and then returned to Pepperell. He ended his career at Cartersville where he retired.

Impostor

An impostor claiming to be Johnson played for the Orlando Americans of the

American Football Association in 1981. The impostor was Robert Lee Johnson, who stole Randy Johnson's identity in an effort to improve his odds of making the Americans squad.[13][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Randy Johnson was there!". beckys-place.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "1977 Randy Johnson - Amateur Athlete". rfpra.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e Yencer, Kerry (October 30, 1985). "Ex-pro Randy Johnson back on gridiron as Coosa coach". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Amateur Athletes". rfpra.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "All-Time Georgia Football Lettermen". georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. The Delta Democrat-Times. p. 11. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  7. Gadsden Times
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  8. ^ "Bama players top All-SEC listpage=9". Boca Raton News. November 25, 1975.
  9. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  10. ^ "Randy Johnson, All-American". Rome News-Tribune. January 27, 1976. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "RANDY JOHNSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Player uses 'Randy Johnson' alias to gain spot on team". Rome News-Tribune. Associated Press. June 28, 1981. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  13. The Evening Independent
    . June 27, 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

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