Bill Johnson (guard) explained
| Bill Johnson |
| Currentposition: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Sparta, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sparta, Tennessee, U.S. |
| School: | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Pastschools: | Tennessee (1955–1957) |
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William Marvin Johnson (June 12, 1936 – September 13, 2020) was an American college football player who was a guard for the Tennessee Volunteers from 1956 to 1957. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on their respective 1957 All-America Teams.[1] [2] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[3] He died on September 13, 2020.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gangi . Ted . Yonis . Josh . FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190304073432/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/awards/allamerica/alltime.pdf . March 4, 2019 . February 8, 2015 . Sportswriters.net.
- News: November 22, 1957 . Anderson Earns Post on NEA All-American . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216013801/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19571122&id=tSYzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tuoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2741,2869584 . December 16, 2019 . October 7, 2016 . The Miami News . 2C.
- Web site: Johnson, William M. "Bill" . February 16, 2015 . Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
- Web site: Obituary for William Marvin "Bill" Johnson at Hunter Funeral Home . February 25, 2024 . Hunter Funeral Home . en.
- Web site: September 14, 2020 . Former All-American Vol standout Bill Johnson dies at 84 . February 25, 2024 . WBIR.com . en-US.
