Jimmy Johnston (American football)
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| Position: | Defensive back, end, running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 16, 1917 Parma, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | November 27, 1973 (aged 56) Caldwell, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Caldwell (Caldwell, Idaho) | ||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1939 / round: 10 / pick: 88 | ||||||||
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James Everett Johnston (April 16, 1917 – November 17, 1973) was an American football player who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. Born in Parma, Idaho, he played high school football at Caldwell and college football at the University of Washington in Seattle. Johnston was selected in the tenth round of the 1939 NFL draft by the Redskins with the 88th overall pick.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- 1917 births
- 1973 deaths
- American football ends
- American football running backs
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Washington Huskies football players
- Washington Redskins players
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- Players of American football from Idaho
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs
- American football wide receiver, pre-1940 birth stubs