Johnny Bailey

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Johnny Bailey
Career information
Date of birth:	(1967-03-17)March 17, 1967
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 1998	Chicago Bears Phoenix Cardinals Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams Iowa Barnstormers
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls:	1993
Awards:	1989 Harlon Hill Trophy 1988 Harlon Hill Trophy 1987 Harlon Hill Trophy
Career stats
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.

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
2012: Zulli
2013: Quiteh

v t e Chicago Bears 1990 NFL Draft selections

Mark Carrier Fred Washington, Jr. Ron Cox Tim Ryan Peter Tom Willis Tony Moss Pat Chaffey John Mangum Jr. 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 2012 2013

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

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