Northwestern State University of Louisana

A four-year starter in football at both offensive and defensive tackle, he was All-Gulf States Conference in both sports, twice in football … a four-year letterman on the Demon track and field team, throwing the shot put and discus as Northwestern won GSC championships all four years during his career … the Demons captured the football conference title in 1953 and 1957. … along with playing offensive and defensive tackle, Johnson did all of the placekicking for the Demons during his career … in track and field, was known as the "Discus Dynamo" for his role on Coach Walter Ledet’s powerhouse teams