Stone Johnson
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| Stone Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 26, 1940 Dallas, Texas |
| Died | September 8, 1963 (aged 23) |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Grambling |
| AFL Draft | 1963 |
| Career highlights | |
| Retired #s | Kansas City Chiefs #33 |
| Teams | |
| 1963 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs |
Stone Johnson (Stone Edward Johnson; April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinting athlete and American football kick returner/running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.
On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a sprinter in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8 at the age of 23. Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ↑ "Chiefs History: 1960's". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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