Charley Johnson
Charles Lane Johnson
Born: November 22, 1938
Big Spring, TX USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Schreiner College, New Mexico St.
High School: Big Spring (TX)
Career: 1961-1975
Drafted: 1960 in Round 10, #109 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Drafted: 1961 in Round 8, #63 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Charley Johnson played from 1961 to 1975 during his career with the Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers and St. Louis Cardinals. Johnson threw for 24,410 yards in his career, completing 1,737 of 3,392 passes with 170 touchdowns and 181 interceptions. He also ran for 539 yards in 196 attempts with 10 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 15.4 | 16 | 10.9 | ||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 308 | 150 | 48.7 | 2440 | 7.9 | 16 | 5.2 | 20 | 6.5 | 86 | 65.9 | ||
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 423 | 222 | 52.5 | 3280 | 7.8 | 28 | 6.6 | 21 | 5.0 | 78 | 79.5 | ||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 420 | 223 | 53.1 | 3045 | 7.2 | 21 | 5.0 | 24 | 5.7 | 78 | 69.4 | ||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 322 | 155 | 48.1 | 2439 | 7.6 | 18 | 5.6 | 15 | 4.7 | 78 | 73.0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 205 | 103 | 50.2 | 1334 | 6.5 | 10 | 4.9 | 11 | 5.4 | 69 | 65.0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 162 | 5.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 3 | 10.3 | 36 | 31.8 | ||
| 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 67 | 29 | 43.3 | 330 | 4.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 30 | 57.4 | ||
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 260 | 131 | 50.4 | 1847 | 7.1 | 13 | 5.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 84 | 11 | 101 | 69.5 |
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 281 | 144 | 51.2 | 1652 | 5.9 | 7 | 2.5 | 12 | 4.3 | 63 | 15 | 124 | 59.8 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 94 | 46 | 48.9 | 592 | 6.3 | 3 | 3.2 | 7 | 7.4 | 70 | 8 | 61 | 48.7 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 238 | 132 | 55.5 | 1783 | 7.5 | 14 | 5.9 | 14 | 5.9 | 60 | 12 | 82 | 74.6 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 346 | 184 | 53.2 | 2465 | 7.1 | 20 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.9 | 62 | 26 | 177 | 74.9 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 244 | 136 | 55.7 | 1969 | 8.1 | 13 | 5.3 | 9 | 3.7 | 73 | 36 | 270 | 84.5 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 142 | 65 | 45.8 | 1021 | 7.2 | 5 | 3.5 | 12 | 8.5 | 90 | 10 | 79 | 46.7 |
| Totals | 3392 | 1737 | 51.2 | 24410 | 7.2 | 170 | 5.0 | 181 | 5.3 | 90 | 118 | 894 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 138 | 5.5 | 19 | 3 |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 16 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 93 | 3.0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 60 | 2.4 | 15 | 1 |
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 196 | 539 | 2.8 | 19 | 10 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Houston Oilers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 5 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 3 | -9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 56 | 23 | -27 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 10 |
| 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 14 |
| 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 14 |
| 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 11 |
| 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 9 |
| 1967 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2 |
| 1968 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 9 |
| 1970 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 10 | 10 |
| 1971 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 14 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 9 |
| 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 6 |
Honors
1973 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
