Undra Johnson
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Undra Johnson
| number = 29, 28, 27
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|1|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 199
| high_school = Stranahan
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
| college = West Virginia
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 172
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons (1989)*
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1989}})
- Dallas Cowboys (1989)
- Atlanta Falcons (1989)*
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|1991}})*
- San Antonio Riders (1991)
| pfr = JohnUn20
}}
Undra Jerome Johnson (born January 8, 1966) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and Dallas Cowboys.
Early life
Johnson played high school football at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
College career
Johnson played college football at West Virginia University in 1985 and played backup his freshman season, behind John Holifield. Johnson rushed for 257 yards and a touchdown that season.
In the 1986 season, Johnson's sophomore year, he beat out Holifield for the starting job at running back. He rushed for a team-high 652 yards and five touchdowns that season, as the Mountaineers went 4–7.
As a junior in 1987, Johnson played backup again, this time to A. B. Brown. Johnson and the Mountaineers, led by the freshman star Major Harris at quarterback, went 6–6. Johnson rushed for 593 yards and four touchdowns that season, behind Brown's 1,000 yards.
In Johnson's final season as a Mountaineer, 1988, the team went undefeated for the first time in school history. Johnson shared time at halfback with Brown. Johnson was again second on the team rushing to Brown, this time with 709 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
Professional career
Johnson was drafted in the seventh round (172 overall) in the 1989 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played one game for the Falcons and five games for the New Orleans Saints in the 1989 NFL season.
Personal
Johnson made an appearance at the 2007 West Virginia vs. East Carolina football game as an honorary captain for the Mountaineers.{{Cite web |url=http://westvirginia.scout.com/2/681967.html |title=Scout.com: Honorary Game Captains Set for ECU |access-date=2007-09-21 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021330/http://westvirginia.scout.com/2/681967.html |url-status=dead }}
Today, Johnson resides in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, where he works as a Financial Advisor and Branch Manager at UBS.
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930110956/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSUND01 Stats from databasefootball.com]}}
References
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{{Atlanta Falcons 1989 draft navbox}}
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Valdosta, Georgia
Category:San Antonio Riders players
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Category:People from Bridgeport, West Virginia
Category:American stockbrokers
Category:Sportspeople from Harrison County, West Virginia
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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