Jim Thorpe Football League
04-28-2013
#40|Rodney Johnson Running Back
Retired (1968, Age 30)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (05-12-2006) Potential B+
Age at Death 67 Born 10-26-1938 in Los Angeles, CA
Drafted Round 5, Pick 107 (1962) Experience 3 Years (55 Wks)
College San Diego College, 1963 Salary 535 ($707K/2013 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power A  Catching B- Pass Cover D+ Kick Power C+
Throw Acc C+ Pass Blocking D+ Run Cover D  Kick Acc F 
Carrying B- Run Blocking D  Tackling C- Kick Return D 
        Pursuit D+    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed A- Stamina A- Execution C  Agility C+
Strength C+ Health C+ Aggressiveness A  Hands B 
Jumping D+     Attitude B  Break Tackle A 
ROLES
QB B- C C- DT C- SS C- K D- GUN C+
WR C+ G D+ DE D+ FS C- P D+ KR C+
HB/TB B- T D+ ILB C- CB C- LS D+ KRB C 
FB C+ TE C- OLB C- H C  HT B- KOS D 
Year Type ICs Hlth Sta Att Exe ThrP ThrA Crry Ctch PBlk RBlk PCov RCov Tkl Purs KP KA KR Spd Str Jmp Agr Agl Hnd BrkT  Total 
1959 College 43 2/2 1/3   0/2 0/2 3/7 2/3           3/6         5/5   3/3   1/4 2/4 2/2 24/43
1960 College 63 1/2 4/8 3/6 3/9 4/11 3/9 2/4                     2/5 1/1 1/1   0/3 1/3 1/1 26/63
1961 College 74 0/1 3/6 1/2 0/8 5/5 1/5 3/9 1/4         1/4       1/2 3/12 1/2 0/2   3/9 1/1 1/2 25/74
1962 Position 17       0/1       2/3                 0/1 2/4       0/6   0/2 4/17
1962 Drills 23 0/1   0/1                   1/2         1/1 -1/0 0/5   2/9   0/4 3/23
1962 Declines 0                                       -1/0         -1/0
1963 Position 16   0/1         0/5                     0/3       0/2   1/5 1/16
1963 Drills 21                                       0/6   2/8   2/7 4/21
1964 Position 21       1/1   0/4 0/4                   0/3 0/2       0/4   0/3 1/21
1964 Drills 23 1/2   1/2 0/3                             0/2 0/4   1/5 0/2 1/3 4/23
1964 Declines 0               -1/0                   -1/0       -1/0 -1/0 -1/0 -5/0
1965 Position 16   0/2   0/1 0/1   0/3                     0/5       0/2   0/2 0/16
1965 Drills 22   0/4 2/2 2/4                 0/1         0/2 0/3 0/1   0/1 0/4   4/22
1965 Declines 0             -1/0     -1/0 -1/0 -1/0   -1/0       -1/0 -2/0 -2/0         -10/0
1966 Position 13       1/1     0/5                     0/3       0/2   0/2 1/13
1966 Drills 19 0/2   1/2 0/3                 0/2         0/1 0/1 0/5   0/2 0/1   1/19
1966 Declines 0 -2/0     -3/0     -2/0   -1/0 -2/0 -2/0     -2/0 -1/0 -2/0   -4/0 -1/0 -1/0 -1/0   -1/0 -1/0 -26/0
1967 Position 11   0/1   0/3     0/1                     0/3       0/2   0/1 0/11
1967 Drills 24   0/4 0/2 0/1                 0/2           0/5 0/3   0/4 0/3   0/24
1967 Declines 0 -4/0           -10/0 -1/0   -2/0 -3/0 -4/0 -5/0 -3/0 -1/0 -3/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -1/0 -2/0 -4/0   -1/0 -49/0
1968 Position 10         1/2 0/1 0/1 0/1                           0/4   1/1 2/10
1968 Drills 22 0/2 0/1 1/2 0/4                 0/1         0/2 1/2 0/4   0/2 2/2   4/22
1968 Declines 0 -7/0 -6/0   -2/0 -3/0   -3/0 -4/0 -6/0 -4/0 -2/0 -6/0 -7/0 -4/0 -3/0   -1/0 -7/0 -5/0 -5/0 -1/0 -6/0   -4/0 -86/0
Total -9/12 2/30 9/19 2/41 7/21 7/26 -9/35 -3/8 -7/0 -9/0 -8/0 -11/0 -7/18 -10/0 -5/0 -5/0 -2/6 -1/48 -8/16 -6/34 -4/0 -2/69 4/20 2/35 -73/438

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1969Rodney Johnson has retired from football.
09-10-1967The Brooklyn BadBoys have automatically waived Rodney Johnson to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-12-1966The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Frank Ladd to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Rodney Johnson to the inactive roster.
08-21-1966Rodney Johnson of the Brooklyn BadBoys is injured with an ACL sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 25 days.
01-02-1966Rodney Johnson of the Brooklyn BadBoys is injured with an ankle ligament sprain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
11-28-1965The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Rodney Johnson and Frank Nelson to the active roster. The Brooklyn BadBoys have moved Peter Lane and Aaron Baugh to the inactive roster.
11-28-1965The Brooklyn BadBoys have acquired Rodney Johnson from the waiver wire.
08-15-1965The Rochester Jinx have waived Rodney Johnson.
10-25-1964The Rochester Jinx have automatically acquired Rodney Johnson from the waiver wire.
09-07-1964The Seattle Sirocco have waived Rodney Johnson.
09-02-1963The Seattle Sirocco have removed Rodney Johnson from the trade block.
09-02-1963The Seattle Sirocco have moved Rodney Johnson and Kevin Finch to the active roster.
08-05-1963The Seattle Sirocco have placed Rodney Johnson on the trade block.
08-05-1963The Seattle Sirocco have moved Ronnie Sexton, Dick Knop, Si Wheatley, Ray Cheyunski, Mike Worden, Corey Gussie, and Roger Banaszek to the active roster. The Seattle Sirocco have moved Rodney Johnson, Tom Gillespie, Billy Bradley, Mike Hahn, Al Ena, and Lonnie Lewis to the inactive roster.
09-16-1962The Seattle Sirocco have moved Rodney Johnson to the active roster. The Seattle Sirocco have moved Jim Boyle to the inactive roster.
09-10-1962The Seattle Sirocco have acquired Rodney Johnson from the waiver wire.
09-03-1962The Boston Jesters have moved Derrick Patterson to the inactive roster.
09-03-1962The Boston Jesters have waived Rodney Johnson.
09-04-1961Rodney Johnson has been moved from QB to RB by the San Diego College Matadors.