Stone Johnson facts for kids
| No. 33 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | April 26, 1940 Dallas, Texas |
| Died: | September 8, 1963 (aged 23) Wichita, Kansas |
| Career information | |
| College: | Grambling State |
| AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinter and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.
On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200 meter track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and former world record holder, 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. Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.
See also
- List of American Football League players
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