Gene Johnson (defensive back) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnGe20.htm Gene Johnson