Inky Johnson
{{Short description|American football player and motivational speaker (born 1986)}}
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Inquoris Desmond Chade Johnson{{Cite news |last=Pickle |first=Betsy |date=October 21, 2013 |title=Inky Wows South Doyle Students |url=https://issuu.com/shoppernews/docs/shopper_news_102113/6 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |work=Shopper News |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |page=6 |volume=1 |issue=10}} (born February 12, 1986){{Cite magazine |last=McGroarty |first=Meredith |date=March 7, 2012 |title=A Winning Spirit |url=https://torchbearer.utk.edu/2012/03/a-winning-spirit/ |url-status=live |magazine=Torchbearer |publisher=University of Tennessee |quote=Born in 1986 to a single mother... |accessdate=November 5, 2020 |archivedate=November 5, 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20201105151927/https://torchbearer.utk.edu/2012/03/a-winning-spirit/}} is an American motivational speaker and former college football player. His football career ended in 2006 at the University of Tennessee with an injury that permanently paralyzed his right arm.{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Eric Berry and the No. 29: A Salute to Inky Johnson |url=https://www.chiefs.com/news/eric-berry-and-the-no-29-a-salute-to-inky-johnson-14191299 |access-date=October 19, 2017 |website=Kansas City Chiefs}}{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2006 |title=Tennessee's 'Inky' Johnson has surgery at Mayo Clinic |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/2705609 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128170633/http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/2705609 |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Johnson studied psychology and became a motivational speaker.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Trent |date=January 15, 2016 |title=Inky Johnson found strength in faith after life-changing accident |url=http://www.mrt.com/lifestyles/religion/article/Inky-Johnson-found-strength-in-faith-after-7398318.php |access-date=October 19, 2017 |website=Midland Reporter-Telegram}}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Shannon J. |date=March 31, 2017 |title=Johnson shares inspirational message |url=http://www.sandmountainreporter.com/article_29720a7a-1654-11e7-ac50-a7db20dac2d5.html |access-date=October 19, 2017 |newspaper=The Sand Mountain Reporter}} He was the keynote speaker at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Patrick |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Two moments that changed Inky's life |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/sports/college/vols/two-moments-that-changed-inkys-life/51-461867271 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=WBIR |language=en-US}}
Early life
Johnson grew up in a home of 14 people in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The son of Ruby Kay Lewis and stepfather Ricky Lewis Sr., he was a football player at Alonzo A. Crim Comprehensive High School.{{Cite web |last=Abdulahi |first=Neima |date=December 13, 2019 |title=As a kid, he lived in small house with 14 people. Now, Inky Johnson is one of the biggest motivational speakers in the world. |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/outreach/atl-culture/inky-johnson-shares-journey/85-dc4dbdb8-1ee8-4a77-bf0a-901957995283 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |website=11Alive.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Ricky Lewis Sr.: Family-Placed Death Notice |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=ricky-lewis&pid=95656754&fhid=5404 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201105152525/https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=ricky-lewis&pid=95656754&fhid=5404 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |access-date=November 5, 2020 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |location=Georgia}}
College
Personal life
Johnson is a Christian.{{Cite web |last=Bakken |first=Bob |date=February 27, 2020 |title=Johnson cherishes his ‘destiny moments’ for Christ |url=http://desototimes.com/news/johnson-cherishes-his-destiny-moments-for-christ/article_e948afe6-598d-11ea-a0c0-67283bbe317a.html |access-date=February 7, 2022 |website=DeSoto Times-Tribune}} Johnson is married to Allison Johnson. They have two children.{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Alumni |url=https://alumni.utk.edu/s/1341/2/20/interior.aspx?sid=1341&gid=2&pgid=6854 |access-date=February 7, 2022 |series=Inky Johnson (07, '09) |publisher=University of Tennessee}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Inky |title=Inky: An Amazing Story of Faith and Perseverance |date=2011 |publisher=29:11 Publications |others=with Jeff Hagood |isbn=0578076608}}
;Audio/video
- {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B99Go9fOns |title=SC Featured : Inky Johnson (Full Version) |date=August 14, 2016 |type=YouTube}}
- {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvuQVi4IinY |title=This Is Why You Should Never Let a Tragedy Define Your Life – Inky Johnson |date=November 2, 2017 |type=YouTube}}
External links
- {{official website|www.inkyjohnson.com}}
- [https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/tennessee-volunteers-team-roster?season=2005 2005 Tennessee Volunteers roster]
- [https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/tennessee-volunteers-team-roster?season=2006 2006 Tennessee Volunteers roster]
- [http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=262522633 Air Force vs. Tennessee – Game Summary] (September 9, 2006) from ESPN
- {{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Stephen |date=March 14, 2016 |title=Former Tennessee Safety Inky Johnson Turned a Career-Ending Injury Into Inspiration |url=http://thebiglead.com/2016/03/21/former-tennessee-safety-inky-johnson-turn-a-career-ending-injury-into-inspiration/ |publisher=TheBigLead.com}}
- {{Cite news |last=Estes |first=Gentry |date=December 12, 2017 |title=Why Inky Johnson is the most inspirational athlete I've ever covered |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/football/2017/12/12/inky-johnson-tennessee-football-injury-inspirational-speaker/940675001/ |work=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky}}
- {{Cite web |last=Pate |first=Josh |date=October 28, 2011 |title=Catching Up: Inky Johnson |url=http://utsports.com/news/2011/10/28/Catching_Up_Inky_Johnson |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328060310/http://utsports.com/news/2011/10/28/Catching_Up_Inky_Johnson |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |publisher=University of Tennessee Athletics}}
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Category:American motivational speakers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Atlanta