Pres Johnston

{{Short description|American football player (1920–1979)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Pres Johnston

| number = 72, 84

| position = Fullback

| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|10|12}}

| birth_place = Newcastle, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1979|1|15|1920|10|12}}

| death_place = Lubbock, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = Newcastle (Newcastle, Texas)

| college = SMU

| draftyear = 1942

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 59
(by the Green Bay Packers){{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=GNB&lg=nfl&yr=1942 |title=1942 Green Bay Packers |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409061559/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=GNB&lg=nfl&yr=1942 |access-date= July 8, 2020|url-status=usurped |archive-date=2007-04-09 }}

| pastteams =

• Miami Seahawks (1946)
• Buffalo Bisons (1946)

| highlights =

• 2× First-team All-SWC (1940, 1941)
• Second-team All-SWC (1939)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 218

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.8

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 6

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 54

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 3

| pfr = JohnPr20

}}

Luther Preston Johnston (October 12, 1920 – January 15, 1979) was an American football fullback.

Johnston was born in Newcastle, Texas, in 1920 and attended Newcastle High School in that city. He played college football at SMU.

He played professional football for the Miami Seahawks and Buffalo Bisons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946. He appeared in 11 games, seven of them as a starter. He rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns on 45 carries.{{cite web|title=Pres Johnston Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 2, 2020|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnPr20.htm}}

He died in 1979 in Lubbock, Texas.