I honored this guy as an initial ATKM CB post-crash due to his coverage prowess. https://glb.warriorgeneral.com/game/player.pl?player_id=4863848 Jimmy was also a great returner for the first few seasons of his career. He was known as a shutdown corner before the phrase had been coined.
In perhaps his greatest season, Jimmy was a 1st team All-Pro in 1972. Despite playing 12 games with a cast on his broken right arm, he was also the NFC starter at CB along with his teammate, Bruce Taylor! He is part of the only brother combo to be a UCLA HoFer. His brother, Rafer Johnson, won the Gold Medal in Rome for decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics!
"Former 49ers cornerback Jimmy Johnson has died at the age of 86.
Johnson’s family announced his death through the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Johnson was inducted into the hall in 1994.
Johnson was a 1961 first-round pick out of UCLA and he remained with the 49ers through the 1976 season. He played receiver early in his time in the NFL, but moved to corner on full-time basis in 1964. He was a four-time first-team All-Pro selection, a four-time second-team selection and a member of the NFL’s all-decade team for the 1970s.
Ronnie Lott is the only player in franchise history with more interceptions than Johnson, which explains why the 49ers inducted Johnson into their Inaugural Hall of Fame in 2009 and why his No. 37 has been retired by the team."
Goodbye Jimmy, you truly were one of the All-Time greats!
In perhaps his greatest season, Jimmy was a 1st team All-Pro in 1972. Despite playing 12 games with a cast on his broken right arm, he was also the NFC starter at CB along with his teammate, Bruce Taylor! He is part of the only brother combo to be a UCLA HoFer. His brother, Rafer Johnson, won the Gold Medal in Rome for decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics!
"Former 49ers cornerback Jimmy Johnson has died at the age of 86.
Johnson’s family announced his death through the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Johnson was inducted into the hall in 1994.
Johnson was a 1961 first-round pick out of UCLA and he remained with the 49ers through the 1976 season. He played receiver early in his time in the NFL, but moved to corner on full-time basis in 1964. He was a four-time first-team All-Pro selection, a four-time second-team selection and a member of the NFL’s all-decade team for the 1970s.
Ronnie Lott is the only player in franchise history with more interceptions than Johnson, which explains why the 49ers inducted Johnson into their Inaugural Hall of Fame in 2009 and why his No. 37 has been retired by the team."
Goodbye Jimmy, you truly were one of the All-Time greats!
