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Date of birth | September 18, 1935 |
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Place of birth | Clay, West Virginia, U.S. |
Date of death | August 4, 1997 | (aged 61)
Place of death | Montgomery, Ohio, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
US college | Cincinnati |
NFL draft | 1959 / round: 9 / pick: 99 |
Drafted by | Philadelphia Eagles |
Career history | |
As player | |
1959–1960 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1961 | Minnesota Vikings |
1961 | New York Giants |
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Career stats | |
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Eugene Paul Johnson (September 18, 1935 – August 4, 1997) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL draft, 99th overall.[1]
Born in Clay, West Virginia, Johnson attended Charleston High School and played for the Cincinnati Bearcats football team.[1]