Johnson acquired many honors during his amazing college football career: however, he carved his own piece of Morgan State athletic history as the starting quarterback during the undefeated 1966 and 1967 CIAA Championship football seasons. In 1966, Morgan State University became the first predominantly African American team selected to play in the NCAA sanctioned Tangerine Bowl (now called the Capital One Bowl). Mr. Johnson led the Morgan State Golden Bears on one of the biggest stages the University had been on to a historic 14-6 victory over West Chester State (PA). The victory earned Morgan State University the distinction of being crowned the first historically black college or university (HBCU) to win a nationally recognized NCAA Championship Title, Atlantic Coast Champions. Mr. Johnson ended the 1966 season being selected to the first-team Maryland All-State Team as a Placekicker and first-team ALL-CIAA.
During the 1967 season, Daryl led the Golden Bears to their third consecutive CIAA Championship and undefeated seasons. He set a school record by becoming the first quarterback to pass for over 1,000 yards in a single season, completing 54 percent of his passes for 1,050 yards. His senior year performance was so outstanding that he was selected first Team Maryland All-State as Quarterback, first Team All-CIAA Quarterback and first Team Pittsburgh Courier Black All-American Defensive Back.
Daryl finished his career leading Morgan State to the longest winning streak in college football at the time. The Golden Bears only lost two games during Mr. Johnson's four-year career. While playing for Morgan, Daryl played quarterback, flanker, defensive back and was the teams placekicker.
Johnson is a member of Morgan State University's Varsity "M" Club athletic Hall Of Fame.
^Local obituary: Daryl Johnson, member of Patriots’ 1960s All-Decade Team
The Daily Times, Salisbury, Maryland 11/27/67
Kingsport Time News 12/11/66
Afro American October 1967
Afro American December 1967
UPI Feb. 1968
December 18, 2023
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For other people named Daryl Johnson see Daryl Johnson disambiguation This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Daryl Johnson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Daryl E Johnson August 11 1946 November 25 2023 was an American football defensive back who played in the American Football League AFL the National Football League NFL and the World Football League WFL He was a member of the Boston Patriots and was a member of the Patriots 1960s All Decade Team Daryl JohnsonNo 23Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1946 08 11 August 11 1946Richmond Virginia U S Died November 25 2023 2023 11 25 aged 77 Haverhill Massachusetts U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school Maggie L Walker 1 VA College Morgan StateNFL Draft 1968 Round 8 Pick 197Career historyBoston Patriots 1968 1970 Career NFL statisticsGames played started 42 42Interceptions 5Fumble recoveries 2Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Personal life and death 4 ReferencesCollege career editJohnson graduated from Maggie L Walker High School in Richmond He entered Morgan State University in 1964 and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree Mr Johnson 5 10 170 lbs was an invited walk on at Morgan State where he became a four year letterman in football playing on three undefeated CIAA Championship football teams from 1965 1967 and was a two year letterman in track and field Johnson acquired many honors during his amazing college football career however he carved his own piece of Morgan State athletic history as the starting quarterback during the undefeated 1966 and 1967 CIAA Championship football seasons In 1966 Morgan State University became the first predominantly African American team selected to play in the NCAA sanctioned Tangerine Bowl now called the Capital One Bowl Mr Johnson led the Morgan State Golden Bears on one of the biggest stages the University had been on to a historic 14 6 victory over West Chester State PA The victory earned Morgan State University the distinction of being crowned the first historically black college or university HBCU to win a nationally recognized NCAA Championship Title Atlantic Coast Champions Mr Johnson ended the 1966 season being selected to the first team Maryland All State Team as a Placekicker and first team ALL CIAA During the 1967 season Daryl led the Golden Bears to their third consecutive CIAA Championship and undefeated seasons He set a school record by becoming the first quarterback to pass for over 1 000 yards in a single season completing 54 percent of his passes for 1 050 yards His senior year performance was so outstanding that he was selected first Team Maryland All State as Quarterback first Team All CIAA Quarterback and first Team Pittsburgh Courier Black All American Defensive Back Daryl finished his career leading Morgan State to the longest winning streak in college football at the time The Golden Bears only lost two games during Mr Johnson s four year career While playing for Morgan Daryl played quarterback flanker defensive back and was the teams placekicker Johnson is a member of Morgan State University s Varsity M Club athletic Hall Of Fame Professional career editJohnson was selected 1968 Common Draft in the 8th round He would play for the American Football League s Boston Patriots 1968 1969 the National Football League s Boston Patriots 1970 Johnson became a starter in his rookie season He was selected to the Boston Patriots All Time Team of the Decades of the 1960s and honoured at a special pre game and halftime ceremony on December 5 1971 at Schaefer in conjunction with Gino Cappelletti Day Daryl was also a starting defensive back in the World Football League with the Houston Texans Shreveport Steamers Personal life and death editJohnson was married to Helen Griffin and they had two children Johnson died on November 25 2023 at the age of 77 2 References edit Maggie L Walker Yearbooks Local obituary Daryl Johnson member of Patriots 1960s All Decade Team The Daily Times Salisbury Maryland 11 27 67 Kingsport Time News 12 11 66 Afro American October 1967 Afro American December 1967 UPI Feb 1968 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daryl Johnson amp oldid 1189116911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
