| Dick Johnson | |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1919 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York |
| Death Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation: | journalist |
| Employer: | The Buffalo News |
| Awards: | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award (1986) |
| Years Active: | 1939–1984 |
| Alma Mater: | Cornell University |
Richard W. Johnston (June 11, 1919 – November 6, 2008), was a Canadian sports journalist. A columnist for The Buffalo News, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1986 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[1] He joined the paper in 1939 and retired in 1984.[2]