Bill Johnson (American football guard)

William M. "Bill" Johnson (born c. 1936) is a former American football player. He attended the University of Tennessee where he played college football at the guard position for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1956 to 1957. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team guard on their respective 1957 College Football All-America Teams.[1][2] He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.[3]

Bill Johnson
Tennessee Volunteers
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeUniversity of Tennessee (1955–1957)
Personal information
Born:c. 1936
Tennessee
Career highlights and awards

References

  1. Ted Gangi (ed.). "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  2. "Anderson Earns Post on NEA All-American". The Miami News. November 22, 1957. p. 2C.
  3. "Johnson, William M. "Bill"". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 16, 2015.


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