Johnny Bailey
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| Position: | Running back Return specialist | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | March 17, 1967 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died: | August 20, 2010 (aged 43) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Yates (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M-Kingsville | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1990 / round: 9 / pick: 228 | ||||||||||||||
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Johnny Lee Bailey (March 17, 1967 – August 20, 2010) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas, earning first-team All-American honors in 1989.
Early life
[edit]Bailey was also a part of Houston's Yates High School football team when it won the 1985 5A state championship.
Career
[edit]Bailey was drafted in the ninth round out of Texas A&I University (now named Texas A&M University–Kingsville) in the 1990 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.[2] While at Texas A&I, Bailey was the first, and so far only, player to be a three-time winner of the Harlon Hill Trophy, which is given to the best player in Division II college football. He played for the Bears for two years before going on to the Arizona Cardinals for two years, as well as playing for the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams. During his NFL career he played in 81 games and scored nine touchdowns.
Death
[edit]Bailey died on August 20, 2010, of pancreatic cancer.[3] He is buried at the Houston Memorial Gardens in Pearland, Texas.
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnny Bailey, N.F.L. Player Who Set College Yardage Records, Dies at 43". New York Times. August 20, 2010.
- ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Associated Press (August 20, 2010). "Football player Johnny Bailey dies". espn.com.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Johnny Bailey at the College Football Hall of Fame
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