Jack Johnson (tackle)

Jack Johnson
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1909-11-28)November 28, 1909
Place of birth: Grantsville, Utah
Date of death: October 27, 1978(1978-10-27) (aged 68)
Place of death: Tooele, Utah
Career information
College: Utah
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 76
Games started: 63
Touchdowns: 2
Player stats at NFL.com

John "Jack" Denoil Johnson (November 28, 1909 October 27, 1978) was a professional American football player who played offensive tackle for seven seasons for the Detroit Lions. He was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.

He was born to Alex and Mary Alice Johnson in Grantsville, Utah. The Johnson home was built in 1899 in the Queen Anne style. A photograph of the house was featured on the cover of Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940 by Thomas Carter and Peter Goss, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, Utah.


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