Randy Johnson (American Football Player)

Randy Johnson
Position (s): Quarterback	Jersey numbers: 11, 12, 16
born June 17, 1944 in San Antonio , Texas
died on September 17, 2009 in Brevard , North Carolina
Career information
Active : 1966 - 1976
NFL Draft : 1966 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
College : Texas A&M University
Teams
Atlanta Falcons ( 1966 - 1970 ) New York Giants ( 1971 - 1973 ) The Hawaiians ( WFL ) (1974) Washington Redskins ( 1975 ) Green Bay Packers ( 1976 )
Career statistics
TD - INT	51-90
Yards	8,329
Quarterback rating	55.1
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
All-WFL (1974)

Randolph Klaus "Randy" Johnson (born June 17, 1944 in San Antonio , Texas , † September 17, 2009 in Brevard , North Carolina ) was an American American football player in the position of quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL).

Early years

Johnson went to high school in his hometown of San Antonio. He later went to Texas A&M University , where he played for the college football team.

NFL

Randy Johnson was selected in the first round in 16th place by the then newly formed Atlanta Falcons franchise . He is the first starting quarterback for this team. He is also the first Texas A&M University player to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft. In his 5 years for the Atlanta Falcons he threw 34 touchdowns , in addition, he ran seven. He moved to the New York Giants for three seasons , but where he could not really assert himself. After a successful year in the 1974 World Football League with The Hawaiians (he reached the semi-finals with the Hawaiians) he came back to the NFL to the Washington Redskins , for whom he never played a game. In 1976 he signed with the Green Bay Packers , for which, however, he only appeared in three games. Throughout his entire career in the NFL, 647 passes were made by a teammate, he had 1286 pass attempts, he scored 51 touchdowns and he underwent 90 interceptions .

Individual evidence

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