Arthur Johnson | |
Current Title: | Athletic director |
Current Team: | Temple |
Current Conference: | AAC |
Alma Mater: | Georgia |
Admin Years1: | 1996–1999 |
Admin Team1: | Arizona State (manager of football operations) |
Admin Years2: | 1999 |
Admin Team2: | North Carolina (administrative assistant for football operations) |
Admin Years3: | 1999–2005 |
Admin Team3: | Texas (assistant athletics director for football operations/special assistant to the head football coach) |
Admin Years4: | 2005–2011 |
Admin Team4: | Georgia (associate athletics director) |
Admin Years5: | 2011–2014 |
Admin Team5: | Texas (senior associate athletics director for football operations) |
Admin Years6: | 2014–2021 |
Admin Team6: | Texas (senior associate athletics director for administration and operations) |
Admin Years7: | 2021–present |
Admin Team7: | Temple |
Arthur Johnson is the vice president and athletic director of the Temple Owls of Temple University since 2021.[1] [2]
Arthur Johnson was raised in Thomasville, Georgia. He married T'Leatha Johnson and they have a son, Aaron together. Johnson earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Georgia.
Johnson started his career at Arizona State University as the manager of football operations before heading to North Carolina Tar Heels to serve as their Administrative Assistant for Football Operations
Johnson first joined Texas advising John Mackovic and Mack Brown, the head coaches for the Longhorn's Football program while serving in the front office as the Assistant Athletics Director.
Johnson left Texas to return to his alma mater as the Associate Athletics Director where he provided leadership on capital programs.
He returned to Texas to serve as the senior associate athletics director for football operations in 2011 before he was ultimately promoted to senior director for administration and operations where he was involved in capital programs like the Moody Center.
New president of Temple University, Jason Wingard named Johnson as the next athletic director at Temple on October 6, 2021. His first big move was hiring Texas associate head coach Stan Drayton as the new football coach of the owls.