Johnny Bailey

**Johnny Bailey**
Career information
Date of birth:	March 17, 1967(1967-03-17)
Place of birth:	Houston, Texas
Date of death:	August 20, 2010(2010-08-20) (aged 43)
Position(s):	Running back
College:	Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University–Kingsville)
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 9 / Pick 228
Organizations
As player:
1990-1991 1992-1993 1994 1995	Chicago Bears Phoenix Cardinals Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1993
Awards:	1989 Harlon Hill Trophy 1988 Harlon Hill Trophy 1987 Harlon Hill Trophy
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Johnny Lee Bailey (March 17, 1967 – August 20, 2010), born in Houston, Texas, was an American football running back.^[1] He was a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship.

Bailey was drafted out of Texas A&I University (now named Texas A&M University–Kingsville) in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. While at Texas A&I, Bailey was the first, and so far only, player to be a three-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is given to the best player in Division II college football. He played for the Bears for two years before going on to the Arizona Cardinals for two years, as well as playing for the Los Angeles Rams and St. Louis Rams. During his NFL career he played in 81 games and scored nine touchdowns. Bailey died on August 20, 2010 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Notes

^ "Johnny Bailey, N.F.L. Player Who Set College Yardage Records, Dies at 43". New York Times. August 20, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/sports/football/21bailey.html.

External links

Harlon Hill Trophy winners

1986: Bentrim 1987: Bailey 1988: Bailey 1989: Bailey 1990: Simdorn 1991: West 1992: Moore 1993: Graham 1994: Hatcher 1995: McKinnon 1996: Anderson 1997: Singler 1998: Shay 1999: McGuffey 2000: Bonner 2001: Bonner 2002: Anes 2003: Hall 2004: Friehauf 2005: Terwilliger 2006: Woodhead 2007: Woodhead 2008: Scott 2009: Bell 2010: Czerniewski 2011: Randolph

Chicago Bears 1990 NFL Draft selections

Mark Carrier Fred Washington, Jr. Ron Cox Tim Ryan Peter Tom Willis Tony Moss Pat Chaffey John Mangum Bill Anderson James Rouse Johnny Bailey Terry Price Brent White Roman Matusz Anthony Cooney

Draft Years 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Persondata
Name	Bailey, Johnny
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	March 17, 1967
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death	August 20, 2010
Place of death