SAD NEWS: 49ers another veteran player is DEAD
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame, former cornerback, Jimmy Johnson has passed away at the age of 86. The passing away of five-time Pro Bowl cornerback was announced by his family through the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The four-time First-team All-Pro, and four-time Second-team All-Pro, cornerback was picked up in the 1961 NFL Draft in the first round as the sixth pick by the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he played his entire professional career. The 49ers are saddened to learn of the passing of Jimmy Johnson.
Our organization sends its deepest condolences to his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/9HEXRi7MBw
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) May 9, 2024
Jim Porter, the Hall of Fame President, expressed his sentiments, stating, as per the Associated Press, “Jimmy Johnson was extraordinarily athletically talented. The 49ers enjoyed the luxury of using him on offense and defense early in his career to fill team needs.
Once he settled in at left cornerback, he flourished. The notion that a ‘lockdown’ cornerback could cut the field in half for the opposition was true with Jimmy. Only rarely would other teams’ quarterbacks even look his direction, and more often than not regretted the decision if they challenged him.”
The 49ers organization have also retired his No. 37 jersey and in 1994, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. He played 213 games and posted a career total of 47 interceptions, 615 interception yards, two interception return touchdowns, 40 receptions, 690 receiving yards, and 4 receiving touchdowns. In 2009, the icon was also inducted into the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.
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