# Levi Johnson

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Levi Johnson
| image       =
| image_size  = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| number      = 23
| position    = [Cornerback](/source/Cornerback)
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1950|10|30}}
| birth_place = [Corpus Christi, Texas](/source/Corpus_Christi%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 196
| high_school = [Roy Miller (TX)](/source/Roy_Miller_High_School)
| college     = [Texas A&I](/source/Texas_A%26M%E2%80%93Kingsville_Javelinas_football)
| draftyear   = 1973
| draftround  = 3
| draftpick   = 75
| pastteams   =
* [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|1973|1978}})
| highlights  =
* First-team [Little All-American](/source/Little_All-America_college_football_team) ([1971](/source/1971_Little_All-America_college_football_team))
| statlabel1  = [Interception](/source/Interception)s
| statvalue1  = 21
| statlabel2  = Interception yards
| statvalue2  = 549
| statlabel3  = [Fumble recoveries](/source/Fumble)
| statvalue3  = 4
| statlabel4  = [Total TDs](/source/Touchdown)
| statvalue4  = 5
| pfr         = J/JohnLe23 
}}

'''Levi Johnson''' (born October 30, 1950)  is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [cornerback](/source/cornerback) for five seasons with the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Texas A&I Javelinas](/source/Texas_A%26I_Javelinas_football). He had 21 [interception](/source/interception)s in less than five years as an NFL player, returning three for [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/levijohnson/2517707/profile|title = Levi Johnson Stats, News and Video - DB}}</ref>

Johnson led the Lions with five interceptions during the 1973 NFL season<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1973.htm|title=1973 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players}}</ref> and the [1974 NFL season](/source/1974_NFL_season), returning two for touchdowns in 1974, including one on [Thanksgiving](/source/Thanksgiving) Day against the [Denver Broncos](/source/Denver_Broncos).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metrotimes.com/sports/archives/2014/11/27/end-of-an-era|title=End of an era|access-date=2017-10-24|archive-date=2018-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129033845/https://www.metrotimes.com/sports/archives/2014/11/27/end-of-an-era|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He added another touchdown during the [1975 NFL season](/source/1975_NFL_season) against the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers). During the season-opener, he blocked two punts and fell on one in the end zone for the score. Teammate [Larry Ball](/source/Larry_Ball) picked up Johnson's other blocked punt and returned it 34 yards for another touchdown.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/22/archives/4-field-goals-help-cowboys-win-187.html|title = 4 Field Goals Help Cowboys Win, 18‐7|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 22 September 1975|last1 = Rogers|first1 = Thomas}}</ref>

Johnson had a career-high six interceptions in 1976, and was second on the team that season, one behind [James Hunter](/source/James_Hunter_(American_football)).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/det/1976.htm|title=1976 Detroit Lions Statistics & Players}}</ref> He also scored the final touchdown of his career, picking off [Jim Zorn](/source/Jim_Zorn) of the expansion [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks) and returning it 70 yards for the score.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/10/25/archives/bengal-defense-excels-in-277-defeat-of-oilers.html|title = Bengal Defense Excels in 27‐7 Defeat of Oilers|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 25 October 1976|last1 = Grosky|first1 = Reid}}</ref>

Johnson had two interceptions in the [1977 NFL season](/source/1977_NFL_season)'s third game, against the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles), but sustained a knee injury and never played again in the NFL.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/04/archives/allens-wornout-redskins-thrive.html|title = Allen's 'Worn Out' Redskins Thrive|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 4 October 1977|last1 = Wallace|first1 = William N.}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Lions1973DraftPicks}}

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Category:1950 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Players of American football from Corpus Christi, Texas
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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