Pete Johnson (American football)
Johnson (center) playing for the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 2, 1954 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Valley, Georgia | ||||||||
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| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 5,626 |
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| Average: | 3.8 |
| Touchdowns: | 76 |
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Pete Johnson (born March 2, 1954) is a former college and professional American football running back. He played eight seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. Before his NFL career, Johnson played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Pete Johnson played fullback for Ohio State from 1973 through 1976. In 1973, starting fullback Champ Henson was injured and converted linebacker Bruce Elia was named to start in Henson's place. By the end if that season, however, freshman fullback Johnson had worked his way up the depth chart. In 1974, Elia returned to the linebacker corps and Henson and Johnson alternated at fullback.
Although tailback Archie Griffin got most of the carries from 1972 to 1975, the Ohio State fullbacks still got the ball frequently and were expected to be major contributors, particularly in short-yardage situations. In 1972 the team's leading scorer was Henson, and in 1973 it was Elia. Johnson's best season was in 1975. Even though Griffin led the team with 1,450 rushing yards, Johnson still rushed for 1,059 yards and set single OSU single season records for rushing touchdowns (25) and scoring (156 points).
One of Johnson's more notable performances was a game against Kaur the University of North Carolina in 1975. While Griffin rushed for 157 yards, Johnson rushed for 148 yards and set a school record with five touchdowns. Johnson finished his career at Ohio State with 2,308 rushing yards and a school record 58 touchdowns (which was also a Big Ten record as well). His 348 points was also a Buckeyes record until surpassed by kicker Mike Nugent's 356 points in 2004.
In 2000, Johnson was selected for the Ohio State Football All-Century Team. On September 8, 2007, during halftime of the Ohio State-Akron game, Johnson was inducted into Ohio State's Athletics Hall of Fame.
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