Larry Johnson (coach)
Johnson at Penn State in 2007
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive line coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1952 (age 64–65) Williamston, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1970–1973 | Elizabeth City State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1991 | Maurice J. McDonough HS (MD) |
| 1992–1993 | T. C. Williams HS (VA) |
| 1996–1999 | Penn State (DE/ST) |
| 2000–2013 | Penn State (DL) |
| 2014–present | Ohio State (DL/AHC) |
Larry Johnson (born c. 1952) is an American football coach, currently the defensive line and assistant head coach at Ohio State University. He served as an assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1996 to 2013. Johnson was a high school football coach in the Washington, D.C. area from 1983 to 1993. He is the father of former National Football League running back Larry Johnson and former Penn State wide receiver Tony Johnson.
A native of Williamston, North Carolina, Johnson was a standout linebacker at Elizabeth City State University, earning NAIA All-America honors there in 1973. Johnson was initiated as a member of Iota Phi Theta fraternity while attending Elizabeth City State.
A legendary prep coach in the state of Maryland, Johnson was a six-time coach-of-the-year, and architect of one of the winningest football programs in the Maryland public school system. From 1977 to 1991, Johnson's teams at Maurice J. McDonough High School in Pomfret, Maryland were annually ranked among the top squads in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In his final eight years, the Ram dynasty amassed an 82-10 record, made eight consecutive appearances in the state playoffs, were 8–2 in championship games and captured three Division 3A state championships (1983, 1985, and 1990). His overall record as head coach was 139–36.
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