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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||
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Born: | Big Spring, Texas, U.S. | November 22, 1938||||||
Died: | September 3, 2024 | (aged 85)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Big Spring | ||||||
College: | New Mexico State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 10 / pick: 109 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1961 / round: 8 / pick: 64 | ||||||
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Charley Lane Johnson (November 22, 1938 – September 3, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies. Johnson played in the NFL for 15 years with three teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. After his playing career, he became a professor of chemical engineering.