| Gene Johnson | |
| Birth Date: | September 18, 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Clay, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Montgomery, Ohio, U.S. |
| Number: | 27, 41 |
| Position1: | Defensive back |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| College: | Cincinnati |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1959 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 9 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 99 |
| Nfldraftedteam: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Playing Years1: | 1959–1960 |
| Playing Team1: | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Playing Years2: | 1961 |
| Playing Team2: | Minnesota Vikings |
| Playing Years3: | 1961 |
| Playing Team3: | New York Giants |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Nfl: | JOH259662 |
| Databasefootball: | JOHNSGEN01 |
Eugene Paul Johnson (September 18, 1935August 4, 1997) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL draft, 99th overall.
Born in Clay, West Virginia, Johnson attended Charleston High School and played for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team.[1]