LeShon Johnson

LeShon Johnson

NFL player


DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1971|1|15|mf=y
Birthplace= Haskell, OK
DateOfDeath=
College=Northern Illinois
Position=Running back
number=42, 32, 23
DraftedYear=1994
DraftedRound=3
DraftedPick=84
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years=1994-1995
1995-1997
1999
teams=Green Bay Packers
Arizona Cardinals
New York Giants
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LeShon Eugene Johnson (born January 15, 1971 in Haskell, Oklahoma) is a former American football player who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1994 NFL Draft.

Johnson, a running back, played for the Green Bay Packers, the Arizona Cardinals, and the New York Giants. Johnson's career was interrupted by Lymphoma cancer; however, he managed to make a comeback and subsequently started for the Giants.

In Johnson's best game he rushed for 214 yards on 21 carries for the Arizona Cardinals versus the New Orleans Saints on September 22nd, 1996. His football career ended playing in the XFL for the Chicago Enforcers.

Johnson played college football at Northern Illinois University. In 1993 Johnson was the nation’s number one rusher with 1,976 yards on 327 carries for an average of 179.6 yards per game. Johnson finished sixth in the 1993 Heisman Trophy voting race, with five first-place votes. He played only 2 years at that college, but his total yards mark of 3,314 still places him fifth on the school's all-time list.

Johnson was a standout high school running back at Haskell High School in Oklahoma. He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College before transferring to Northern Illinois. LeShon was a bull rider on the junior rodeo circuit, earning the nickname the "Cowboy," which followed him throughout his football career.

Johnson pled guilty in 2005 to the crime of dog fighting in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. He received a five-year deferred sentence. [ [http://www.redorbit.com/news/politics/429325/okmulgee_prosecutor_responds_to_activists/index.html Okmulgee Prosecutor Responds to Activists] 2006-03-15] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/05/29/vick0604/index.html “The House on Moonlight Road”] 2007-05-29 Accessed May 29, 2007.]

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