Larry Johnson (American football coach)

Larry Johnson
Johnson in 2014
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach / Defensive line coach
TeamOhio State
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Bornc. 1952 (age 71–72)
Williamston, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1973Elizabeth City State
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974Lackey HS (MD) (Assistant)
1975–1991Maurice J. McDonough HS (MD)
1992–1993T. C. Williams HS (VA)
1996–1999Penn State (DE/ST)
2000–2013Penn State (DL)
2014–presentOhio State (DL/AHC)

Larry A. Johnson (born c. 1952) is an American football defensive line and associate head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Prior to joining Ohio State, he served as an assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1996 to 2013. Johnson was a high school football coach in the Washington, D.C. area from 1983 to 1993. He is the father of former National Football League running back Larry Johnson and former Penn State wide receiver Tony Johnson.