Otis Johnson (athlete)

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Otis Johnson

Personal information
Nickname	Jet
Nationality	United States of America
Born	(1932-02-03) February 3, 1932 (age 92) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field Football
Event(s)	60 yard dash Relay Running back
Team	Morgan State College (1951–1955) United States Army (1956–1960)

Otis "Jet" Johnson (born February 3, 1932) was an American athlete who competed mainly in sprint events. Running under coach Edward P. Hurt he was a key component of the Morgan State relay teams. From 1953 to 1955, he was the national outdoor champion and a three-time winner of the Penn Relays. Johnson later served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of The Flying Four American collegiate 4 × 400 metres relay team.^[1]