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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Northwestern (MI) | ||||||||
| College: | Eastern Michigan | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 1 / pick: 22 | ||||||||
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Ron 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).
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.
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.
References
- "Ron Johnson Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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