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Johnson is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. In 1946, while working as a ship's baker on board the Grace Line's "Santa Cruz," Johnson developed bronchopneumonia. En route from the ship to a California hospital, Corny Johnson died, aged 32.
En route from the ship to a California hospital, Corny Johnson died at the age of 32 on February 15, 1946. Events. High Jump - 2.08 m. Records Held. World Record: High Jump - 2.08 m (July 12, 1936) Championships. 1932 Olympics: High Jump (4th) 1936 Olympics: High Jump - 2.03 m (1st) 1932 AAU: High Jump (1st) 1933 AAU: High Jump (1st)
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28 Aug 1913. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Death. 15 Feb 1946 (aged 32) Burial. Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Show Map. Plot. Section P, Lot 65 1/2, Grave 1 E. Memorial ID. 19330941. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 4. Flowers 5. Memorials. Region. North America. USA.
Cornelius Cooper "Corny"•Johnson: Used name: Corny•Johnson: Born: 21 August 1913 in Los Angeles, California (USA) Died: 15 February 1946 in San Francisco, California (USA) Measurements: 191 cm / 79 kg: Affiliations: El Camino College Compton Center, Compton (USA) NOC: United States
As an 18-year-old high school student, Corny Johnson tied for first place in the 1932 Olympic high jump, but was relegated to fourth place in the jump-off. Johnson then went to Compton Junior College and early in 1936 he set a world indoor record of 6-8 15/16 (2.05). At the 1936 Final Trials he tied with Dave Albritton when both set a world ...
Feb 24, 2016 · It later emerged that he had died of pneumonia at age 32. In 1994, Corny Johnson was inducted into National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Indianapolis, and his achievements as a world- and ...
En route from the ship to a California hospital, Corny Johnson died, aged 32. Cornelius Johnson was inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1994, and the California Community Colleges Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1998.
