Ron Johnson (cornerback)
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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June 8, 1956 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Died: | July 10, 2018 (aged 62) | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22 | ||||||
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Ron Johnson (June 8, 1956 – July 10, 2018) was an American professional football cornerback. He played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Biography
Johnson was a 1974 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School; he played collegiate football for Eastern Michigan University. Ron Johnson was selected by the Steelers in the first-round of the 1978 NFL draft.
He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.