Gary Johnson
Tackle, American football player
1952 – 2010
Who was Gary Johnson?
Gary "Big Hands" Johnson was an American football player in the National Football League. The defensive tackle was a three-time All-Pro and a four-time Pro Bowl selection. He played the majority of his NFL career with the San Diego Chargers, and he was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame.
Johnson played college football for the Grambling State Tigers. He was drafted by San Diego in the 1975 NFL Draft in the first round with the eighth overall pick. Johnson was named to the NFL All-Rookie team in his first season. The Chargers won three consecutive division titles from 1979 through 1981. Their defense led the league in sacks in 1980 behind Johnson's team-record 17 ¹⁄₂ sacks. In 1984, Johnson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, and he won a Super Bowl with the team that season. Johnson retired after the 49ers season in 1985.
He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, and was named to both the Chargers' 40th and 50th anniversary teams.
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- Born
- Aug 31, 1952
Shreveport - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Grambling State University
- Lived in
- Shreveport
- Died
- Aug 4, 2010
Shreveport
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on July 23, 2013
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