Gene Johnson (defensive back)

Gene Johnson
Date of birth (1935-09-18)September 18, 1935
Place of birth Clay, West Virginia
Date of death August 4, 1997(1997-08-04) (aged 61)
Career information
Position(s) Defensive back
College Cincinnati
NFL draft 1959 / Round: 9 / Pick: 99
Career history
As player
1959–1960 Philadelphia Eagles
1961 Minnesota Vikings
1961 New York Giants
Career stats

Eugene Paul "Gene" Johnson (September 18, 1935  August 4, 1997) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati and was drafted in the ninth round of the 1959 NFL Draft.


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