Al Johnson | |
Birth Date: | 15 August 1922 |
Birth Place: | Munday, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Grants, New Mexico, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1945–1946 |
Player Team2: | Hardin–Simmons |
Player Years3: | 1948 |
Player Team3: | Philadelphia Eagles |
Player Positions: | Quarterback, punter |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1950–1966 |
Coach Team2: | Western New Mexico |
Coach Sport3: | Baseball |
Coach Years4: | 1955–1970 |
Coach Team4: | Western New Mexico |
Admin Years1: | 1969–1981 |
Admin Team1: | Western New Mexico |
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Stephen Alvin Johnson (August 15, 1922 – May 5, 2011) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and college athletics administrator.[1] He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 14th round (121st overall) of the 1947 NFL draft. With the Eagles in 1948, he won an NFL Championship. He served as the head football coach at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico from 1950 to 1966.[2] He also coached the baseball team at Western New Mexico from 1955 to 1970. He died at his home in Grants, New Mexico in 2011.[3]