:Bill Johnson (defensive end)

{{Short description|American football player (1916–2002)}}

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| name = Bill Johnson

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| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|10|4|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Larrabee, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|03|08|1916|10|4}}

| death_place = Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 196

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| college = Minnesota

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| pastteams =

• Green Bay Packers (1941)

| highlights =

• National champion (1940)

| pfr = JohnBi20

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William Erick Johnson (October 4, 1916{{spaced ndash}}March 8, 2002) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers.com - Bill Johnson |work=Packers.com |url=http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/johnson_bill_1941/ |accessdate=July 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907051745/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/johnson_bill_1941/ |archivedate=September 7, 2008 }} Johnson came out of the University of Minnesota and played six professional games for the Packers in 1941.{{cite web | title = Bill Johnson Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnBi20.htm | accessdate = July 15, 2008 }}