Jimmy Johnston
James Everett Johnston
Born: April 16, 1917
Parma, ID USA
Deceased: November 27, 1973
Caldwell, ID
Position: B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 193
College: Washington
High School: Caldwell (ID)
Career: 1939-1946
Drafted: 1939 in Round 10, #88 overall by the Washington Redskins
Jimmy Johnston played from 1939 to 1946 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins. Johnston ran for 321 yards in his career on 100 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 40 passes for 461 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 87 | 256 | 2.9 | 65 | 3 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
Totals | 100 | 321 | 3.2 | 65 | 3 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 111 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 |
1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 29 | 350 | 12.1 | 45 | 3 |
Totals | 40 | 461 | 11.5 | 45 | 4 |
Kicking:
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 311 | 38.9 | 46 |
1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 55 |
Totals | 11 | 432 | 39.3 | 55 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65 | 1 |
1946 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
Totals | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 65 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1939 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
1940 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
Totals | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 5 |
1940 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 11 |
1946 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 0 |