Bill "Tiger" Johnson

Bill "Tiger" Johnson

Infobox NFL PlayerCoach


|DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1926|9|14|mf=y
Birthplace= Tyler, Texas
DateOfDeath=
DraftedYear=1948
DraftedRound=11 / Pick 289
Position=Center
College=Stephen F. Austin State
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=JOHNSBIL03
PFR=JohnBi02
Retired #s=
Awards=
ProBowls=2
player=yes
years=1948-1956
teams=San Francisco 49ers
DatabaseFootballCoach=JOHNSBIL01
coach=yes
coachingyears=1976-1978
coachingteams=Cincinnati Bengals
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

William Levi Johnson, Sr. (born September 14, 1926 in Tyler, Texas), known as Bill "Tiger" Johnson, was a professional football player and coach. He was a football star for Tyler Junior College and graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University. [http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/profiles/johnson.asp] He played center for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1956.

He was line coach for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1976, when head coach Paul Brown retired and named Tiger as his successor. Tiger won 18 and lost 15, but resigned five games into the 1978 season after starting 0-5. He retired as the Bengals tight ends coach in 1990.

He is the father of William R. Johnson, president, CEO and chairman of H. J. Heinz.

External links

* [http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JOHNSBIL03 Bill Johnson statistics] at "Database Football".

References

* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/cincbengals.shtml History – Cincinnati Bengals] , "Hickok Sports".
* [http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/news/profiles/johnson.asp Alumni Profile: William Johnson] , McCombs School of Business web site.
* Michael Yeomans, " [http://www.pittsburghlive.com:8000/x/tribune-review/sports/steelerslive/s_400353.html Son has divided loyalties] ", "Pittsburgh Tribune Review".


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