Ron Johnson (cornerback) explained

Number:	29
Position:	Cornerback
Birth Date:	8 June 1956
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lbs:	200
High School:	Northwestern (MI)
College:	Eastern Michigan
Draftyear:	1978
Draftround:	1
Draftpick:	22
Teams:	Pittsburgh Steelers (–)
Highlights:	2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978) Third-team All-American (1977) 2× First-team All-MAC (1976, 1977)
Statlabel1:	Interceptions
Statvalue1:	13
Statlabel2:	Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:	3
Statlabel3:	Touchdowns
Statvalue3:	1
Pfr:	JohnRo20

Ron Johnson (June 8, 1956 – July 10, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

Biography

Johnson was a 1974 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School; he played collegiate football for Eastern Michigan University. Ron Johnson was selected by the Steelers in the first-round of the 1978 NFL draft.^[1]

He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Web site: Ron Johnson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com . 2010-10-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100212034730/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSRON02 . 2010-02-12 .
2. News: The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) . Concussion Legacy Foundation . July 2, 2023 . July 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts . dead .
3. News: Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller . Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease. . . June 20, 2023 . July 2, 2023 .