Kermit Johnson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}

{{Distinguish|Kermit D. Johnson}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Kermit Johnson

| number = 47

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|2|22}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 201

| high_school = Blair {{nowrap|(Pasadena, California)}}

| college = UCLA

| draftyear = 1974

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 166

| pastteams =

• Southern California Sun (1974)
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1975}}–{{NFL Year|1976}})

| highlights =

• Consensus All-American (1973)
• 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1972, 1973)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts

| statvalue1 = 36

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 124

| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = J/JohnKe02

}}

Kermit DeKoven Johnson (born February 22, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 1974 NFL draft.

Johnson attended Blair High School in his hometown of Pasadena, California.[http://www.pasadenasportshalloffame.org/kermit-johnson.html Kermit Johnson], Pasadena Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed November 15, 2020. "In 1969, Kermit Johnson was a member and leader of arguably the best high school football team ever assembled in Pasadena - Blair High School's 1969 Football Team."[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/28/archives/ucla-gets-probation-for-recruiting-violation.html "U.C.L.A. Gets Probation For Recruiting Violation"], The New York Times, October 28, 1971. Accessed November 15, 2020. "He was given his American College Test on an unauthorized date with two other prospective student‐athletes, Kermit Johnson and Gene Jones, all from Pasadena, the N.C.A.A. council said." He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football team, where he was a consensus All-American and was named to the 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team.{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/john19300.html | title=KERMIT JOHNSON | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=20 August 2014 | archive-date=21 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821033539/http://www.profootballarchives.com/john19300.html | url-status=dead }}1975 UCLA Media Guide, UCLA Athletic News Bureau, 1975

He was also a running back for the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.{{cite web | url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/WFL/Players/J/Johnson.Kermit.htm | title=Kermit Johnson | publisher=nasljerseys.com | accessdate=20 August 2014}}{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2014|accessdate=August 16, 2014|page=6|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126094941/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/awards.pdf|url-status=dead}}