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Ron's older brother, Alex Johnson, was a star baseball and football player at Northwestern High School, and opted to play baseball and made his Major League Baseball debut in July 1964 when Ron was 16 years old. Ron followed Alex to Northwestern High School, becoming a star baseball and football player and graduating in 1965.
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Nov 10, 2018 · Nov. 10, 2018. Ron Johnson, the All-Pro running back who became the first player in Giants history to gain at least 1,000 rushing yards in a season, achieving the milestone twice in the 1970s ...
Nov 12, 2018 · facebookxredditlink. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. He was 71 ...
Nov 12, 2018 · Updated 2:17 PM PDT, November 12, 2018. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. He was 71. Michigan announced on Saturday that Johnson had died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Nov 13, 2018 · Weekly Leaders. Total QBR. Win Rates. NFL History. Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. He was 71.
At Johnson's NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute in 1992, Elliott said: "Ron Johnson was the best football player and the best captain I ever had" at Michigan. Johnson was drafted in the first round by the Browns in 1969, playing one season in Cleveland before heading to New York to play for the Giants from 1970 to 1975.
