Stone Johnson
American sprinter and football player (1940–1963)
American football player
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| No. 33 | |
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| Position: | Running back |
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| Born: | April 26, 1940 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | September 8, 1963(1963-09-08) (aged 23) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
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| 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 American sprinter and professional football player. He played as a kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) during the 1963 preseason.
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.[1] Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.[2][3]
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References
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- ^ "Stone Johnson dies of broken neck". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 14, 1963. p. 23. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Chiefs History: 1960's". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
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Kansas City Chiefs 1963 AFL draft selections
- Buck Buchanan
- Ed Budde
- Walt Rock
- Don Brumm
- Daryl Sanders
- John Campbell
- George Saimes
- Bobby Bell
- John Sklopan
- Jan Barrett
- Curt Farrier
- Lindy Infante
- Jerrel Wilson
- Dennis Ward
- Stone Johnson
- Jim Pilot
- Joe Auer
- Mel Profit
- Billy Moore
- Bill Freeman
- Bruce Starling
- Lowell Vaught
- Ernie Borghetti
- John Maczuzak
- Dave Adams
- Dave Hill
- John Hughes
- Tumley Todd
- Billy Clay
- Gordon Scarborough
- John Sisk
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