Gary Johnson
Gary Lynn Johnson "Big Hands"
Born: August 31, 1952
Shreveport, LA USA
Deceased: August 4, 2010
Shreveport, LA
Position: DT-DE-NT
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 257
College: Grambling St.
High School: Mitchell (Bossier City, LA)
Career: 1975-1985
Drafted: 1975 in Round 1, #8 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Gary Johnson played from 1975 to 1985 during his career with the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. Johnson recorded 16.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 36 | 1 |
| Totals | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 52 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1981 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1982 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 8 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 15 | 14 |
| 1979 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1982 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
