Joe Johnson
Joseph Francis Johnson
Born: November 3, 1929
New Haven, CT USA
Deceased: November 1, 2003
Las Vegas, NV
Position: HB-E
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
College: Boston Col.
High School: James Hillhouse (New Haven, CT)
Career: 1954-1961
Drafted: 1953 in Round 11, #127 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Joe Johnson played from 1954 to 1961 during his career with the Boston Patriots and Green Bay Packers. Johnson ran for 376 yards in his career on 93 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 84 passes for 920 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 49 | 210 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 35 | 129 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 93 | 376 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 93 | 376 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 17 | 1 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 30 | 1 | 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 28 | 258 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 14 | 1 | 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 10 | 176 | 17.6 | 61 | 1 | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 11 | 186 | 16.9 | 51 | 3 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 21 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 64 | 652 | 10.2 | 61 | 4 | |
| AFL | 20 | 268 | 13.4 | 51 | 4 | |
| Totals | 84 | 920 | 11.0 | 61 | 8 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 13 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 10 | 82 | 8.2 | 13 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 137 | 22.8 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1954 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1955 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1957 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1958 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1960 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1954 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 1 | 1955 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 1956 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 4 | 1957 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 1 | 1958 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 1960 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 7 | 7 | 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 6 | 5 |
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