Ron Johnson (Australian footballer)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1938–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ron Johnson

| image =

| fullname = Ronald Johnson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|05|20|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|02|15|1938|05|20|df=y}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Richmond Amateurs

| height = 170 cm

| weight = 71 kg

| position = Rover

| statsend = 1962

| years1 = 1961–62

| club1 = {{AFL Ric}}

| games_goals1 = 19 (16)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Ronald Johnson (20 May 1938 – 15 February 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=450}}{{Cite web |title=Vale Ron Johnson |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1272315/vale-ron-johnson |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=richmondfc.com.au |language=en}}

Johnson was a teacher in the Victorian Technical School system in the plumbing/sheet metal area. He was coach of the Burwood Technical School Year 7 & Year 8 Shell Lightning Premiership Teams taking the 1979 & 1980 teams to runners up in the State.