Randy Johnson (quarterback)

Not to be confused with Randy Johnson (offensive lineman).

Randy Johnson
No. 11, 12, 16

Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1944-06-17)June 17, 1944
Place of birth:	San Antonio, Texas
Date of death:	September 17, 2009(2009-09-17) (aged 65)
Place of death:	Brevard, North Carolina
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sam Houston High School
College:	Texas A&I University
NFL draft:	1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
AFL draft:	1966 / Round: 4 / Pick: 27
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1966−1970) New York Giants (1971−1973) The Hawaiians (WFL) (1974) Washington Redskins (1975) Green Bay Packers (1976)
Career highlights and awards
All-WFL (1974)
Career NFL statistics as of 1976
TD–INT:	51-90
Passing yards:	8,329
QB Rating:	55.1
Stats at NFL.com

Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson (June 17, 1944 – September 17, 2009) was an American football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. He also had a brief career with the Green Bay Packers. In 1974 he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League.

Johnson graduated from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1962. He attended Texas A&I (now Texas A&M–Kingsville).^[1]

He entered the 1966 NFL Draft, and became the first Texas A&I player to be drafted in the first round. Over his professional career, he threw 647 of 1,286 passes (a 50.3-percentage) for 51 touchdowns and 90 interceptions.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "S.A. native who became Atlanta Falcons’ first QB dead at 65".

External links

Obituary
Gallery of Randy Johnson's football cards
Recovering a fumbled life: Retired NFL quarterback finds refuge at homeless mission Charlotte Sun newspaper, Port Charlotte, Florida September 25, 2009, republishing of a 1999 article, in print and online. Photos and many details of his life.
Citizen-Times newspaper, Asheville, NC October 8, 2009, discusses his living and dying penniless in Brevard, NC.

1966 NFL Draft First Round Selections

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Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks

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Atlanta Falcons 1966 NFL Draft selections

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Atlanta Falcons starting quarterbacks

Randy Johnson (1966–1970)
Dennis Claridge (1966)
Terry Nofsinger (1967)
Steve Sloan (1967)
Bob Berry (1968–1972)
Bruce Lemmerman (1969)
Dick Shiner (1971–1973)
Bob Lee (1973–1974)
Pat Sullivan (1974–1975)
Kim McQuilken (1974–1976)
Steve Bartkowski (1976–1985)
Scott Hunter (1976–1977)
June Jones (1978–1979)
Mike Moroski (1983–1984)
David Archer (1985–1987)
Turk Schonert (1986)
Scott Campbell (1987–1990)
Erik Kramer (1987)
Jeff Van Raaphorst (1987)
Chris Miller (1987–1993)
Steve Dils (1988)
Hugh Millen (1989–1990)
Billy Joe Tolliver (1991–1997)
Wade Wilson (1992)
Bobby Hebert (1993–1996)
Jeff George (1994–1996)
Chris Chandler (1997–2001)
Tony Graziani (1997–1999)
Steve DeBerg (1998)
Danny Kanell (1999–2000)
Doug Johnson (2000–2003)
Michael Vick (2001–2006)
Kurt Kittner (2003)
Matt Schaub (2004–2005)
Joey Harrington (2007)
Byron Leftwich (2007)
Chris Redman (2007–2009)
Matt Ryan (2008–present)

Atlanta Falcons 1966 inaugural season roster

New York Giants starting quarterbacks

Hinkey Haines (1925–1928)
Bruce Caldwell (1928)
Benny Friedman (1929–1931)
Hap Moran (1931–1932)
Red Smith (1931)
Jack McBride (1932)
Harry Newman (1933–1934)
Ed Danowski (1935–1939)
Tony Sarausky (1936)
Eddie Miller (1940)
Tuffy Leemans (1941–1943)
Emery Nix (1943)
Arnie Herber (1944–1945)
Frank Filchock (1946)
Paul Governali (1947–1948)
Charlie Conerly (1948–1961)
Travis Tidwell (1950–1951)
Tom Landry (1952)
Arnold Galiffa (1953)
Bobby Clatterbuck (1954)
Don Heinrich (1955–1959)
George Shaw (1959–1960)
Y. A. Tittle (1961–1964)
Gary Wood (1964–1966)
Earl Morrall (1965–1966)
Fran Tarkenton (1967–1971)
Randy Johnson (1971–1973)
Norm Snead (1972–1976)
Craig Morton (1974–1976)
Jim Del Gaizo (1974)
Joe Pisarcik (1977–1979)
Jerry Golsteyn (1977–1978)
Randy Dean (1978)
Phil Simms (1979–1993)
Scott Brunner (1980–1983)
Jeff Rutledge (1983–1987)
Mike Busch (1987)
Jim Crocicchia (1987)
Jeff Hostetler (1988–1992)
Kent Graham (1992–1998)
Dave Brown (1994–1997)
Danny Kanell (1997–1998)
Kerry Collins (1999–2003)
Jesse Palmer (2003)
Kurt Warner (2004)
Eli Manning (2004–present)

Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks

Hank Hughes (1932)
Jim Musick (1933)
Steve Hokuf (1934)
Pug Rentner (1934–1935)
Bill Shepherd (1935)
Eddie Britt (1936)
Ed Smith (1936)
Sammy Baugh (1937–1952)
Bill Hartman (1938)
Frank Filchock (1938–1944)
Jim German (1939)
Roy Zimmerman (1942)
George Cafego (1943)
Jim Youel (1946–1947)
Jack Jacobs (1946)
Tommy Mont (1948)
Harry Gilmer (1949–1951)
Eddie LeBaron (1952–1959)
Jack Scarbath (1953–1954)
Al Dorow (1954–1956)
Ralph Guglielmi (1955–1960)
Eagle Day (1960)
Norm Snead (1961–1963)
Sonny Jurgensen (1964–1974)
Dick Shiner (1965)
Jim Ninowski (1968)
Billy Kilmer (1971–1978)
Randy Johnson (1975)
Joe Theismann (1976–1985)
Mike Kruczek (1980)
Jay Schroeder (1985–1987)
Ed Rubbert (1987)
Doug Williams (1987–1989)
Mark Rypien (1988–1993)
Stan Humphries (1990)
Jeff Rutledge (1990)
Rich Gannon (1993)
Cary Conklin (1993)
Heath Shuler (1994–1995)
John Friesz (1994)
Gus Frerotte (1994–1998)
Jeff Hostetler (1997)
Trent Green (1998)
Brad Johnson (1999–2000)
Jeff George (2000–2001)
Tony Banks (2001)
Shane Matthews (2002)
Patrick Ramsey (2002–2005)
Danny Wuerffel (2002)
Tim Hasselbeck (2003)
Mark Brunell (2004–2006)
Jason Campbell (2006–2009)
Todd Collins (2007)
Donovan McNabb (2010)
Rex Grossman (2010–2011)
John Beck (2011)
Robert Griffin III (2012–present)
Kirk Cousins (2012–2014)
Colt McCoy (2014)

Green Bay Packers starting quarterbacks

Norman Barry (1921)
Charlie Mathys (1922–1926)
Curly Lambeau (1925)
Pid Purdy (1926)
Red Dunn (1927–1931)
Bullet Baker (1928–1929)
Jack Evans (1929)
Arnie Herber (1930–1940)
Paul Fitzgibbon (1931)
Roger Grove (1931)
Cecil Isbell (1938–1942)
Hal Van Every (1940)
Tony Canadeo (1942–1943)
Irv Comp (1943–1948)
Roy McKay (1945)
Cliff Aberson (1946)
Jack Jacobs (1947–1949)
Earl Girard (1949)
Stan Heath (1949)
Tobin Rote (1950–1956)
Bobby Thomason (1951)
Babe Parilli (1952–1958)
Bart Starr (1956–1971)
Joe Francis (1958)
Lamar McHan (1959–1960)
John Roach (1963)
Zeke Bratkowski (1966–1971)
Don Horn (1969–1970)
Scott Hunter (1971–1973)
Jerry Tagge (1973–1974)
Jim Del Gaizo (1973)
John Hadl (1974–1975)
Jack Concannon (1974)
Don Milan (1975)
Lynn Dickey (1976–1985)
Carlos Brown (1976)
Randy Johnson (1976)
David Whitehurst (1977–1981)
Randy Wright (1984–1988)
Jim Zorn (1985)
Don Majkowski (1987–1992)
Alan Risher (1987)
Anthony Dilweg (1990)
Blair Kiel (1990–1991)
Mike Tomczak (1991)
Brett Favre (1992–2007)
Aaron Rodgers (2008–present)
Matt Flynn (2010–2011, 2013)
Seneca Wallace (2013)
Scott Tolzien (2013)