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Nate Johnson (tackle)

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Nate Johnson
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Nate Johnson, c. 1949
Personal information
Born:(1920-06-18)June 18, 1920
Dale, Illinois
Died:August 24, 2004(2004-08-24) (aged 84)
Freeport, Illinois
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Benton (IL)
College:Illinois
Position:Tackle
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nathan Elijah Johnson (June 19, 1920 – August 24, 2004) was an American football tackle.

Johnson was born in Dale, Illinois in 1920 and attended Benton High School in Benton, Illinois. He played college football at Illinois.[1] He was selected as the most valuable player on the 1941 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.[2]

He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees in 1946 and 1947 and the Chicago Rockets/Hornets in 1947 and 1948.[1] He was traded by the Yankees to the Rockets in May 1948 in exchange for fullback Bill Daley.[3] When the AAFC disbanded, he played in the National Football League for the New York Yanks in 1950.[4] He appeared in 65 professional football games, 49 of them as a starter.[1]

He died in 2004 in Freeport, Illinois.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nate Johnson Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Illinois Votes Nate Johnson Most Valuable". Chicago Tribune. November 27, 1941. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rockets Sign Tackle Nate Johnson of Yanks". Green Bay Press-Gazette. May 27, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tackle Nate Johnson Signed by N.Y. Yanks". Hartford Courant. July 4, 1950. p. 16.