Inquoris Desmond Chade Johnson
(born February 12, 1986)
is an American motivational speaker and former
college football
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player. His football career ended in 2006 at the
University of Tennessee
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with an injury that permanently paralyzed his right arm. Johnson studied psychology and became a
motivational speaker
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. He was the keynote speaker at the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Early life
Johnson grew up in a home of 14 people in the
Kirkwood neighborhood of
Atlanta
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, Georgia.
[ The son of Ruby Kay Lewis and stepfather Ricky Lewis Sr., he was a football player at Alonzo A. Crim Comprehensive High School.]
College
Johnson graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007, and a Master's degree in sport psychology in 2009 from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.
Personal life
Johnson is a Christian
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.
See also
* 2005 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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* 2006 Tennessee Volunteers football team
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2005 Tennessee Volunteers roster
2006 Tennessee Volunteers roster
Air Force vs. Tennessee – Game Summary
(September 9, 2006) from ESPN
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1986 births
American motivational speakers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Players of American football from Atlanta
Players of American football from Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football players