Franco Harris Football League
10-19-2122
#48|Johnny Bownes Cornerback
Retired (1982, Age 34)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating B-  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (01-21-2014) Potential C 
Age at Death 65 Born 08-05-1948 in Winchester, TN
Drafted Round 2, Pick 64 (1970) Experience 10 Years (197 Wks)
College California University Los Angeles, 1971 Salary 845 ($2300.126M/2122 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power D  Catching B- Pass Cover B  Kick Power F 
Throw Acc D+ Pass Blocking D- Run Cover D  Kick Acc D 
Carrying C- Run Blocking F  Tackling C- Kick Return B 
        Pursuit B-    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed B- Stamina B- Execution B+ Agility B-
Strength C  Health D- Aggressiveness D+ Hands C 
Jumping C      Attitude C+ Break Tackle F 
ROLES
QB D  C D  DT C- SS C  K F  GUN C 
WR C- G D+ DE D+ FS C  P D- KR C 
HB/TB C- T D+ ILB C- CB B- LS D  KRB C-
FB D+ TE D+ OLB C  H C- HT B- KOS D-
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
1970 GB 16 14 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
1971 GB 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 2 4 34 8.5 15 0 0
1972 GB 16 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 6 1 5 106 21.2 65 1 0
1973 GB 16 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 3 3 67 22.3 31 0 0
1974 GB 16 13 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 6 2 4 17 4.2 10 0 0
1975 GB 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
1976 GB 16 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 2 2 44 22.0 36 0 0
1977 GB 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
1978 GB 15 3 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 7 4 3 26 8.7 15 0 0
1979 GB 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0 2 23 11.5 23 0 0
Total   157 62 0 0 0 3.0 0 0.0 38 14 24 317 13.2 65 1 1

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-1983Johnny Bownes has retired from football.
08-10-1981The San Jose Cylons have waived Johnny Bownes.
08-10-1981The San Jose Cylons have moved Bill Chambers to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Johnny Bownes to the inactive roster.
01-25-1981The San Jose Cylons have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Marion Bruggers to the inactive roster.
01-25-1981The San Jose Cylons have moved Randy Wilson and Mack Shears to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Johnny Bownes and Bill Kinney to the inactive roster.
01-11-1981The San Jose Cylons have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The San Jose Cylons have moved Steve Oats to the inactive roster.
01-11-1981The San Jose Cylons have acquired Johnny Bownes from the waiver wire.
09-01-1980The Green Bay Tundra have moved Antwoine McMahon to the inactive roster.
09-01-1980The Green Bay Tundra have waived Johnny Bownes.
08-11-1980The Green Bay Tundra have moved Keith Benyola, Tom Regnier, and Owen Smith to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, Doug Nomina, and George Peterson to the inactive roster.
08-04-1980The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, George Peterson, and Thurman Drake to the active roster.
08-04-1980The Green Bay Tundra have moved Henry Watson, Ricky Riesenberg, Hal Allerman, Paul Davis, Bob Brennan, Darin Rowe, Karl Bear, Willie Green, Don Dale, Bob Watts, Zeph Vollenweider, and Craig Walsh to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Carvell McCareins, Sherwood Barnhardt, Richard Chapman, Brian Sweiger, Derek DeSantis, Jeff Duggins, Johnny Bownes, Dewey Biolo, Tom Gallegos, Ralph Klecko, Billy Jorden, Mike Robinson, Brown Johnson, Jim Harris, and Eddie Jones to the inactive roster.
09-03-1979The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Charlie Bailey to the inactive roster.
12-25-1978The Green Bay Tundra have moved Ed Horton to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes to the inactive roster.
08-28-1978The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster.
08-07-1978The Green Bay Tundra have moved Leo Curran, Ryan Hamiter, Norton Newmeyer, and Bernard Jenkins to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Joe Boone, Johnny Bownes, Adolph Wynn, and Brown Johnson to the inactive roster.
09-11-1977The Green Bay Tundra have moved Cliff DuSossoit, Tom Gallegos, Fod Fitzgerald, Joe Boone, Richard Chapman, Dewey Biolo, Ebenezer Woodin, and Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Ed Lafleur, Eric Mulvey, Sanders Edwards, Gary Williams, Ryan Gibson, Carl Reynolds, Jeff Lowry, and Sam Anderson to the inactive roster.
08-08-1977The Green Bay Tundra have moved Thurman Drake, Sam Anderson, Michael Gray, Sanders Edwards, Earsell Roberts, Wally Murtha, Jeff Lowry, Ed Horton, Bill Borchardt, Bill Kinney, Jethro King, Joe Owen, and Chris Horween to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, Todd Ricketts, Ron Druze, Joe Boone, Brian Sweiger, Brown Johnson, Jarrod Wise, Jim Harris, Billy Jorden, Steven O'Conner, Cliff DuSossoit, Adolph Wynn, Ed Hope, Ebenezer Woodin, August Robbins, and Fod Fitzgerald to the inactive roster.
08-31-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes and Dewey Biolo to the active roster.
08-31-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Madre McMahon and Babe Schroeder to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, Dewey Biolo, Carvell McCareins, and Clyde Mills to the inactive roster.
08-31-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, Burt Bayless, Ralph Klecko, and Boris Gayle to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Carson Brumfield, Mark Tully, Sam Allen, and Ed Hope to the inactive roster.
08-31-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Dan Mercein, Wilson Estes, Joe Snow, Mike Beckles, Ernie Bradshaw, Greg McDermott, Bob Isom, Sterling Ezor, Lewis Harkey, Derrick Meadow, Sam Allen, Dewey Biolo, Tim Kersey, John Hardeman, Bill Borchardt, Ed Hope, John Ault, Ryan Kotal, David Polley, and Bill Ryan to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Brown Johnson, Jim Harris, Babe Schroeder, Cliff DuSossoit, Eric Mulvey, Madre McMahon, Tom Gallegos, Ralph Klecko, Adolph Wynn, Fod Fitzgerald, Boris Gayle, Richard Chapman, Jarrod Wise, Brian Sweiger, Doug Nomina, Mike Robinson, Ebenezer Woodin, Johnny Bownes, Ray Moe, and Burt Bayless to the inactive roster.
08-25-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Carson Brumfield, Brown Johnson, Jim Harris, Cliff DuSossoit, Madre McMahon, Tom Gallegos, Ralph Klecko, Adolph Wynn, Fod Fitzgerald, Ernie McCarthy, Boris Gayle, Joe Boone, Richard Chapman, Brian Sweiger, Doug Nomina, Mike Robinson, Ebenezer Woodin, Johnny Bownes, Ellis Simpson, and Burt Bayless to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Mel Bosa, Babe Schroeder, James Behm, Dan Mercein, Wilson Estes, Joe Snow, Mike Beckles, Ernie Bradshaw, Greg McDermott, Bob Isom, Billy Jorden, Sterling Ezor, Derrick Meadow, Sam Allen, Ron Druze, Dewey Biolo, Tim Kersey, John Hardeman, Bill Borchardt, Ryan Kotal, David Polley, and Mark Tully to the inactive roster.
08-04-1975The Green Bay Tundra have moved Mike Beckles, Ray Moe, Bill Borchardt, August Robbins, and Eric Mulvey to the active roster. The Green Bay Tundra have moved Johnny Bownes, Burt Bayless, Ernie McCarthy, Ralph Klecko, and Billy Jorden to the inactive roster.
01-02-1972The Green Bay Goblins have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The Green Bay Goblins have moved Chuck Allotey to the inactive roster.
12-27-1971The Green Bay Goblins have moved Chuck Allotey and Bob Howard to the active roster. The Green Bay Goblins have moved Johnny Bownes and Sterling Ezor to the inactive roster.
11-09-1970The Green Bay Goblins have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster. The Green Bay Goblins have moved Tom Armour to the inactive roster.
11-01-1970The Green Bay Goblins have moved Jim Strzykalski to the active roster. The Green Bay Goblins have moved Johnny Bownes and Al Sestak to the inactive roster.
11-01-1970Johnny Bownes of the Green Bay Goblins is injured with a mild concussion and is expected to be out for approximately 7 days.
08-10-1970The Green Bay Goblins have moved Johnny Bownes to the active roster.