Randy Johnson (offensive lineman)

Not to be confused with Randy Johnson (quarterback).
Randy Johnson
No. 65
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: January 2, 1953
Place of birth: Rome, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Lindale (GA) Pepperell
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 1976 / Round: 4 / Pick: 122
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus All-American (1975)
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Robert Randall Johnson (born January 2, 1953) is a former American football offensive guard who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia and attended Pepperell High School in Lindale, Georgia, where he also participated in wrestling, basketball and baseball.[1][2] He was a consensus All-American in 1975.[3][4]

An impostor claiming to be Johnson played for the Orlando Americans of the American Football Association in 1981. The impostor was Robert Lee Johnson, who stole Randy Johnson's identity in an effort to improve his odds of making the Americans squad.[5]

References

  1. "Randy Johnson was there!". beckys-place.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. "RANDY JOHNSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. "Randy Johnson, All-American". Rome News-Tribune. January 27, 1976. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. "Will the real Robert Johnson please stand?". The Evening Independent. June 27, 1981. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

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