Jimmy Johnson (quarterback)
{{Short description|American football player, coach and dentist (1879–1942)}}{{about|the American football quarterback|other people named Jimmy Johnson|Jimmy Johnson (disambiguation)}}{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jimmy Johnson
| image = James E. Johnson circa 1903.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| sport =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1879|06|06}}
| birth_place = Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1942|01|19|1879|06|06}}
| death_place = Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1899–1903
| player_team1 = Carlisle
| player_years2 = 1904–1905
| player_team2 = Northwestern
| player_positions = Quarterback
| coach_years1 = 1906
| coach_team1 = Carlisle (assistant)
| overall_record =
| bowl_record =
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| championships =
| awards = * Consensus All-American (1903)
- Third-team All-American (1901)
| coaching_records =
| CFBHOF_year = 1969
| CFBHOF_id = 1219
}}
James E. Johnson (June 6, 1879 – January 19, 1942) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
Biography
Johnson was born on June 6, 1879, in Edgerton, Wisconsin.{{College Football HoF|id=1219|name=Jimmy Johnson |accessdate=September 25, 2010 }}
Johnson, one-half Stockbridge Indian, attended Carlisle Indian Industrial School from 1899 to 1903, where he starred on the Carlisle football team.{{Cite web |url=https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/collections/db98ed75-1810-46d3-a838-176c0685cd01 |title=James E. "Jimmy" Johnson (1879-1942) Scrapbooks and Miscellanea |date=May 21, 2025 |publisher=Northwestern University Libraries}} Coached by Pop Warner, the team was composed entirely of American Indian students and was a true national powerhouse in the early 20th century.{{cite book|first=Larry |last=LaTourette |title=Northwestern Wildcat Football|publisher=Arcadia |isbn=978-0-7385-3433-6 |year=2005|page=9}} In 1903, Walter Camp named Johnson as the All-American quarterback. Johnson also served as Carlisle's team captain in the same season. Following his career at Carlisle, Johnson enrolled in Northwestern's Dental School and played on the football team during the 1904 and 1905 seasons, also becoming a team captain for Northwestern and leading the team to success despite a depleted roster. Following his playing career, Johnson became a dental surgeon in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He died at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota in 1942.{{Cite web |url=http://hailtopurple.com/features/jjohnson.html |title=Wildcat History – Jimmy Johnson: The Strange and Surprising Story of an NU Hall-of-Famer |date=May 18, 2003 |website=hailtopurple.com |access-date=March 24, 2019}}
Johnson was posthumously inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
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Category:19th-century players of American football
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Carlisle Indians football players
Category:Northwestern Wildcats football players
Category:All-American college football players
Category:College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Category:People from Edgerton, Wisconsin
Category:Players of American football from Dane County, Wisconsin
Category:Native American players of American football
Category:Stockbridge–Munsee Community people
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