Stone Johnson

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Stone Johnson
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:April 26, 1940
Dallas, Texas
Died:September 8, 1963(1963-09-08) (aged 23)
Wichita, Kansas
Career information
College:Grambling State
AFL Draft:1963 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Kansas City Chiefs No. 33 retired

Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinter and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.

On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200 meter track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and former world record holder, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8, at the age of 23.[1] Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "Stone Johnson dies of broken neck". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 14, 1963. p. 23. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Chiefs History: 1960's". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved 2011-06-28.[dead link]


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