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Date of birth | (1961-01-21) January 21, 1961 (age 63) |
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Place of birth | Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | QB |
US college | Southern Illinois |
NFL draft | 1984 / round: 2 / pick: 48 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1984–1985 | Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws |
1985–1988 | Calgary Stampeders |
1989 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1986 |
Rick Johnson (born January 2, 1961) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Johnson played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he was starting quarterback on the team that won the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. He was picked in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the United States Football League for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws in 1984. He moved to Canada in 1985, and played for the Calgary Stampeders. He was a CFL All-Star in 1986.
After retiring from football, Johnson became an actor and movie director. He starred in the 1995 thriller film Point of Betrayal as a man trying to drive his mother insane in order to take her money away. Johnson also had a small role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as a client that a slick sports agent attempts to hug. He directed the 2001 comedy-drama film Rustin, also co-starring in the film as a former professional football player working as a sheriff in a fictional Alabama town named Rustin.
References
- Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis crush W. Carolina". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis win national championship (cont'd)". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 18. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- "Rick Johnson". IMDb.
- Johnson, Rick (June 18, 2001), Rustin (Comedy, Drama), Rick Johnson, Meat Loaf, Ashley Johnson, Zachery Ty Bryan, C-Dub Productions, Dahlia Street Films, Grabba-Bat Productions, retrieved December 2, 2020
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1983 Southern Illinois Salukis football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions | |
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Los Angeles Rams 1984 NFL draft selections | |
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