Marshall Johnson

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

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL player

|name=Marshall Johnson

|number=29, 80

|image = Johnson-Marshall-1977.jpg

|caption = Johnson in 1977

|position=Wide receiver
Running back
Return specialist

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1952|11|1}}

|birth_place=Jacksonville, Texas, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=1

|weight_lb=191

|high_school=Jacksonville (TX)

|college=Houston

|draftyear=1975

|draftround=4

|pastteams=* Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1975|1978}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 32

| statlabel2 = Starts

| statvalue2 = 1

|statlabel3 = Kick return yards

|statvalue3 = 1,076 (22.0 average)

|statlabel4 = Receiving yards

|statvalue4 = 137 (27.4 average)

|statlabel5 = Receiving TDs

|statvalue5 = 2

|pfr=JohnMa02

}}

Marshall Donell Johnson (born November 1, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Houston Cougars.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnMa02.htm|title=Marshall Johnson Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

Johnson was selected in the 4th round of the 1975 NFL draft by the Colts, who made him the 80th overall selection. He played 14 games for Baltimore during the team's 1975 season, making his four catches on the year count by grabbing two touchdown passes.

He was injured in a preseason game against the Chicago Bears ahead of the 1976 season, however, and missed the entire year following knee surgery.Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media Guide. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, 1977, p. 22.

He had a kickoff return for a touchdown in the 1977 AFC Divisional Game between the Colts and Oakland Raiders known for having the Ghost to the Post play.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1978/01/02/822275/the-ghost-to-the-post-heading-for-new-orleans-and-super-bowl-xii-oakland-took-a-long-winding-road-denver-shot-ahead-via-the-passing-lane-dallas-roared-through-some-shortcuts-and-minnesota-wheels-churning-jounced-through-the-mud|title=THE GHOST TO THE POST|first=Ron|last=Reid|website=Vault}}