Johnson is a member of the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelina Hall of Fame. A two time All-American in 1964 and 1965. He led the Javs in passing in all 4 years he played, and led the team in rushing in 1964. Johnson was the Lone Star Conference MVP in 1964 after leading the conference in passing. He was also the MVP in the 1965 Blue-Grey Classic, MVP in the Coaches All-America game and one of the top performers in the Senior Bowl.[4]
Johnson entered the 1966 NFL Draft, and became the first Texas A&I player to ever be selected in the first round (16th overall). He was also selected in the 4th round of the AFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Over his professional career, he completed 647 of 1,286 passes (a 50.3-percentage) for 51 touchdowns and 90 interceptions.[3] He also ran for 573 yards and 10 touchdowns over his career.
Johnson spent the later years of his life in seclusion. He died September 17, 2009, in Brevard, North Carolina.
Referencesedit
^Pasquarelli, Len (May 16, 1999). "Falcons' first quarterback struggling to rebuild life". Tuscaloosa News. Alabama. Cox News Service. p. 8C.
^Hummer, Steve (October 5, 2009). "Ex-Falcon QB spent sad life in long, lonely end zone". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
^ ab. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
randy, johnson, quarterback, confused, with, randy, johnson, offensive, lineman, randolph, klaus, johnson, june, 1944, september, 2009, american, football, player, starting, quarterback, atlanta, falcons, their, inaugural, season, 1966, also, brief, stints, wi. Not to be confused with Randy Johnson offensive lineman Randolph Klaus Johnson June 17 1944 September 17 2009 was an American football player He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966 He also had brief stints with the New York Giants Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League WFL 1 2 Randy JohnsonJohnson with the Atlanta FalconsNo 11 12 16Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1944 06 17 June 17 1944San Antonio Texas U S Died September 17 2009 2009 09 17 aged 65 Brevard North Carolina U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 205 lb 93 kg Career informationHigh school Sam Houston San Antonio Texas College Texas A amp INFL draft 1966 Round 1 Pick 16AFL draft 1966 Round 4 Pick 27Career historyAtlanta Falcons 1966 1970 New York Giants 1971 1973 The Hawaiians 1974 Washington Redskins 1975 Green Bay Packers 1976 Career highlights and awardsAll WFL 1974 First team Little All American 1965 Career NFL statisticsTD INT 51 90Passing yards 8 329Passer rating 55 1Player stats at NFL com PFR Born and raised in San Antonio Texas Johnson graduated from its Sam Houston High School in 1962 He played college football at Texas A amp I in Kingsville now Texas A amp M Kingsville 3 teammates with guard Gene Upshaw Johnson is a member of the Texas A amp M Kingsville Javelina Hall of Fame A two time All American in 1964 and 1965 He led the Javs in passing in all 4 years he played and led the team in rushing in 1964 Johnson was the Lone Star Conference MVP in 1964 after leading the conference in passing He was also the MVP in the 1965 Blue Grey Classic MVP in the Coaches All America game and one of the top performers in the Senior Bowl 4 Johnson entered the 1966 NFL Draft and became the first Texas A amp I player to ever be selected in the first round 16th overall He was also selected in the 4th round of the AFL draft by the Denver Broncos Over his professional career he completed 647 of 1 286 passes a 50 3 percentage for 51 touchdowns and 90 interceptions 3 He also ran for 573 yards and 10 touchdowns over his career Johnson spent the later years of his life in seclusion He died September 17 2009 in Brevard North Carolina References edit Pasquarelli Len May 16 1999 Falcons first quarterback struggling to rebuild life Tuscaloosa News Alabama Cox News Service p 8C Hummer Steve October 5 2009 Ex Falcon QB spent sad life in long lonely end zone Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved March 3 2009 a b S A native who became Atlanta Falcons first QB dead at 65 Archived from the original on March 27 2020 Retrieved September 24 2009 Randy Johnson 1981 Javelina Hall of Fame External links editCareer statistics and player information from NFL com Pro Football Reference World Football League players Randy Johnson Randy Johnson at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy Johnson quarterback amp oldid 1174345389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
