- Ezra Johnson
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
position=Defensive end
number=90
birthdate=birth date and age|1955|10|2Shreveport, Louisiana
debutyear=1977
finalyear=1991
draftyear=1977
draftround=1
draftpick=28
college=Morris Brown
teams=
*Green Bay Packers (1977-1987)
*Indianapolis Colts (1988-1989)
*Houston Oilers (1990-1991)
stat1label=Sacks
stat1value=55.5
stat2label=Fumble recoveries
stat2value=8
stat3label=Games played
stat3value=192
nfl=JOH242850
highlights=
* 1xPro Bowl selection (1978)
*Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Ezra Johnson (born 1955) is a former
American Football defensive end who played for theGreen Bay Packers , theIndianapolis Colts and theHouston Oilers in a fifteen year career that lasted from 1977 to 1991 in theNational Football League .Johnson played college football in
Morris Brown College and was drafted in the first round of the1977 NFL Draft by the Packers. He was a one timePro Bowl er in 1978 in a season in which he unofficially made 20.5 sacksref|sacks. Johnson had an official career best of 14.5quarterback sack s in 1983 along with 107 tackles which is a team record for most by a defensive lineman in a single season. Johnson played in 192 games in his career, making 55.5 quarterback sacks officially (99 with his unofficial totals added).Johnson was elected to the
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1997.References
# [http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2004/02/10/1/ Packers.com Offers New Desktop Wallpapers] Retrieved April 26, 2006
External links
*http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/JohnEz00.htm
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