Stone Johnson
Stone Johnson ( Stone Edward Johnson ; born April 26, 1940 in Dallas - † September 8, 1963 in Wichita , Kansas ) was an American sprinter and American football player.
In 1960 he set the world record at the US eliminations for the Olympic Games in Rome in the semifinals of the 200-meter run with 20.5 s and came second in the final. At the Olympic Games he was fifth over 200 m and was part of the 4 x 100 meter relay for the US team, which was disqualified in the final.
In 1963 he was signed as a running back by the Kansas City Chiefs . In a test match, he suffered a fractured cervical vertebra , from the consequences of which he died ten days later. Although he had never played a regular game in the National Football League , his jersey number 33 was no longer awarded.
Web links
- Stone Johnson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas City Chiefs: Chiefs History: 1960’s ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Stone |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Johnson, Stone Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sprinter and American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1963 |
| Place of death | Wichita, Kansas |