Ron Johnson (cornerback)

Ronald Johnson (June 8, 1956 – July 10, 2018) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback for seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).

Ron Johnson

No. 29
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1956-06-08)June 8, 1956 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died:	July 10, 2018(2018-07-10) (aged 62)
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Northwestern (MI)
College:	Eastern Michigan
NFL draft:	1978: 1st round, 22nd pick
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1978–1984)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XIII, XIV) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978) Third-team All-American (1977) 2× First-team All-MAC (1976, 1977)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 13 Fumble recoveries: 3 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Biography

Johnson was a 1974 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School; he played collegiate football for Eastern Michigan University. Ron Johnson was selected by the Steelers in the first-round of the 1978 NFL draft.^[1]

He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[2][3]