Nate Johnson (tackle)

Nate Johnson
	Johnson, c. 1949
Personal information
Born:	June 18, 1920; Dale, Illinois, U.S.
Died:	August 24, 2004 (aged 84); Freeport, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
Position:	Tackle
High school:	Benton (IL)
College:	Illinois
Career history
	New York Yankees (1946-1947); Chicago Rockets/Hornets (1948–1949); New York Yanks (1950);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nathan Elijah Johnson (June 19, 1920 – August 24, 2004) was an American football tackle.

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Johnson was born in Dale, Illinois in 1920 and attended Benton High School in Benton, Illinois. He played college football at Illinois.^[1] He was selected as the most valuable player on the 1941 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.^[2]

He played professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees in 1946 and 1947 and the Chicago Rockets/Hornets in 1947 and 1948.^[1] He was traded by the Yankees to the Rockets in May 1948 in exchange for fullback Bill Daley.^[3] When the AAFC disbanded, he played in the National Football League for the New York Yanks in 1950.^[4] He appeared in 65 professional football games, 49 of them as a starter.^[1]

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