Ron Johnson (cornerback)

Ron Johnson
Career information
Date of birth:	(1956-06-08) June 8, 1956
Place of birth:	Detroit, Michigan
Position(s):	Cornerback
College:	Eastern Michigan
NFL Draft:	1978 / Round: 1 / Pick 22
Organizations
As player:
1978-1984	Pittsburgh Steelers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

A seven-year veteran of the National Football League, Ron Johnson (born June 8, 1956) performed as a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers; Ron played all seven of his NFL seasons in a Pittsburgh uniform.

Biography

Johnson is a 1974 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School; he played collegiate football for Eastern Michigan University. Ron Johnson was selected by the Steelers in the first-round of the 1978 NFL draft.^[1]

1978 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Earl Campbell Art Still Wes Chandler Chris Ward Terry Miller James Lofton Ken MacAfee Ross Browner Keith Simpson Gordon King Luther Bradley Clay Matthews Mike Kenn John Jefferson Steve Little Blair Bush Doug Williams Bob Cryder Ken Greene Elvis Peacock Randy Holloway Ron Johnson Ozzie Newsome Dan Bunz Reese McCall John Anderson Don Latimer Larry Bethea

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

William Shakespeare Mike Basrak Byron White Kay Eakin Bill Dudley Bill Daley Johnny Podesto Paul Duhart Doc Blanchard Hub Bechtol Dan Edwards Bobby Gage Lynn Chandnois Butch Avinger Ed Modzelewski Ted Marchibroda Johnny Lattner Frank Varrichione Gary Glick Art Davis Len Dawson Jack Spikes Bob Ferguson Paul Martha Dick Leftridge Mike Taylor Joe Greene Terry Bradshaw Frank Lewis Franco Harris J. T. Thomas Lynn Swann Dave Brown Bennie Cunningham Robin Cole Ron Johnson Greg Hawthorne Mark Malone Keith Gary Walter Abercrombie Gabriel Rivera Louis Lipps Darryl Sims John Rienstra Rod Woodson Aaron Jones Tim Worley Tom Ricketts Eric Green Huey Richardson Leon Searcy Deon Figures Charles Johnson Mark Bruener Jamain Stephens Chad Scott Alan Faneca Troy Edwards Plaxico Burress Casey Hampton Kendall Simmons Troy Polamalu Ben Roethlisberger Heath Miller Santonio Holmes Lawrence Timmons Rashard Mendenhall Ziggy Hood Maurkice Pouncey Cameron Heyward David DeCastro Jarvis Jones Ryan Shazier Bud Dupree

AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI STL SF SEA

Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 NFL Draft selections

Ron Johnson Willie Fry Craig Colquitt Larry Anderson Randy Reutershan Mark Dufresne Rick Moser Andre Keys Lance Reynolds Doug Becker Tom Jurich Nat Terry Tom Brzoza Brad Carr

Draft Years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 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 2014