A 6'5" guard/forward, Johnson played at the University of Portland in the 1950s before serving with the US military in the Korean War. He began his professional basketball career with the Harlem Globetrotters, then played in the NBA from 1958 to 1962 as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Chicago Packers. He averaged 9.8 points over his NBA career, posting a high of 14.3 points per game with the Packers in the 1961-62 season.[2]
To Johnson's surprise, he was cut by Chicago before the 1962-63 season began, allegedly because he "didn't know the plays". He then joined the Philadelphia Tapers of the American Basketball League. Johnson hoped to return to the NBA after a season with the Tapers, but such an opportunity never materialized, and he played five more years in the Eastern Basketball Association. Because he had been cut by the Chicago Packers before his fifth NBA season, he did not qualify for a pension from the NBA,[2] though after some effort, he managed to receive some money from them later in his life.[3]
Johnson is the subject of a 2010 biography called Basketball Slave. The book was written by his son, Mark, who believed his father had been exploited throughout his athletic career on account of his ethnicity.[3]
References
^Known deceased basketball individuals. APBR.org. Retrieved on December 26, 2009.
^ abGeorge Vecsey. "Tracing The Old Survivors". New York Times. December 12, 1990. Retrieved on December 26, 2009.
andy, johnson, basketball, andrew, johnson, november, 1932, august, 2002, american, professional, basketball, player, andy, johnsonjohnson, circa, 1962personal, informationborn, 1932, november, 1932los, angeles, californiadiedaugust, 2002, 2002, aged, national. Andrew Johnson Jr November 8 1932 August 30 2002 1 was an American professional basketball player Andy JohnsonJohnson circa 1962Personal informationBorn 1932 11 08 November 8 1932Los Angeles CaliforniaDiedAugust 30 2002 2002 08 30 aged 69 NationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Listed weight215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh schoolNorth Hollywood North Hollywood California CollegePortland 1950 1953 PositionPower forward Small forwardNumber12Career history1955 1958Harlem Globetrotters1958 1961Philadelphia Warriors1961 1962Chicago Packers1962 1963Philadelphia Tapers1962 1964Allentown Jets1964 1967Eastern Basketball Association teamsCareer highlights and awardsEBA Most Valuable Player 1964 Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comA 6 5 guard forward Johnson played at the University of Portland in the 1950s before serving with the US military in the Korean War He began his professional basketball career with the Harlem Globetrotters then played in the NBA from 1958 to 1962 as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors and Chicago Packers He averaged 9 8 points over his NBA career posting a high of 14 3 points per game with the Packers in the 1961 62 season 2 To Johnson s surprise he was cut by Chicago before the 1962 63 season began allegedly because he didn t know the plays He then joined the Philadelphia Tapers of the American Basketball League Johnson hoped to return to the NBA after a season with the Tapers but such an opportunity never materialized and he played five more years in the Eastern Basketball Association Because he had been cut by the Chicago Packers before his fifth NBA season he did not qualify for a pension from the NBA 2 though after some effort he managed to receive some money from them later in his life 3 Johnson is the subject of a 2010 biography called Basketball Slave The book was written by his son Mark who believed his father had been exploited throughout his athletic career on account of his ethnicity 3 References Edit Known deceased basketball individuals APBR org Retrieved on December 26 2009 a b George Vecsey Tracing The Old Survivors New York Times December 12 1990 Retrieved on December 26 2009 a b Books SLAM February 2010 80 81 External links EditNBA statistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Johnson basketball amp oldid 1026009279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
