Rick Johnson (quarterback)
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Date of birth | January 21, 1961 |
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Place of birth | Wheaton, Illinois |
Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | QB |
US college | Southern Illinois |
NFL draft | 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1984 | Oklahoma Outlaws |
1985 | Arizona Outlaws |
1985–1988 | Calgary Stampeders |
1989 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1986 |
Rick Johnson (born January 2, 1961) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League.
Johnson played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he was starting quarterback on the team that won the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1][2] He played in the United States Football League for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws in 1984. He moved to Canada in 1985, and played for the Calgary Stampeders. He was a CFL All-Star in 1986.
After retiring from football, Johnson became an actor and movie director. He directed the film Rustin. Johson had a small role in the movie Jerry Maguire as the client that Bob Sugar attempts to hug.[3] He also appears in Point of Betrayal (1995).
References
- ^ Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis crush W. Carolina". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis win national championship (cont'd)". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 18. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rick Johnson". IMDb.
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