Cecil Johnson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

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{{for multi|the baseball player|Cecil Johnson (baseball)|the American judge|Cecil E. Johnson}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Cecil Johnson

|image = 1986 Jeno's Pizza - 20 - Cecil Johnson (Cecil Johnson crop).jpg

|caption=Johnson playing for the Buccaneers in 1979

|number=56

|position=Linebacker

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|08|19}}

|birth_place= Miami, Florida, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=230

|height_in=2

|high_school=Miami Jackson

|college=Pittsburgh

|undraftedyear = 1977

|teams=

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1977–1985)

|highlights=

• National champion (1976)
• First-team All-East (1976)

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=9

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=11

|statlabel3=Sacks

|statvalue3=9.5

|pfr=JohnCe21

}}

Cecil Ellord Johnson (born August 19, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. His brother Robert was a drummer for KC and the Sunshine Band.