Stone Johnson
| No. 33 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 26, 1940 Dallas, Texas |
| Died: | September 8, 1963 (aged 23) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Grambling State |
| AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinting athlete and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.
On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200m track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8 at the age of 23.[1] Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Stone Johnson dies of broken neck
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Chiefs History: 1960's". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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