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Stone Johnson

1940 – 1963

American sprinter and football player

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Lived 1940 – 1963 (aged 23). Stone Johnson was an American sprinter and american football player.

Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an American sprinter and professional football player. Selected 105th overall in the 1963 American Football League draft out of Grambling College, he was a kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs during the 1963 preseason. Three years earlier at age twenty, Johnson was a 200-meter finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and was also a brief world record holder.

In the Chiefs' fifth and final preseason game on August 31 against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas, rookie Johnson suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck while blocking during a first quarter kickoff return. Rushed to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita for immediate surgery, he died there eight days later at the age of 23. Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
James Madison High School
Also known as
Stonewall Edward Johnson, Stone Edward Johnson

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Stone Johnson's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Stone Johnson?

American sprinter and football player (1940-1963)

When was Stone Johnson born?

Stone Johnson was born on 26 April 1940 in Dallas.

When did Stone Johnson die?

Stone Johnson died on 8 September 1963 in Wichita.

What was Stone Johnson's occupation?

Stone Johnson was a sprinter and american football player.

What nationality was Stone Johnson?

Stone Johnson was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Stone Johnson

· Wikidata: Q522114

· DBpedia: Stone Johnson

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