Kermit DeKoven Johnson (born February 22, 1952) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. The ...

who played two seasons with the

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of the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the

1974 NFL Draft The 1974 NFL draft took place at the Americana Hotel in New York City, New York, on January 29–30, 1974. Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks. Many experts consider the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers to have h ...

. Johnson attended Blair High School in his hometown of Pasadena, California. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football team, where he was a Consensus All-American and was named to the

1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team The 1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-8 Conference teams for the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Offensive selections Quarterbacks * Mike Boryla, ...

. He was also a running back for the

Southern California Sun The Southern California Sun were an American football team based in Anaheim, California that played in the World Football League in 1974 and 1975. Their records were 13-7 in 1974 and 7-5 in 1975. Their home stadium was Anaheim Stadium. They wer ...

of the World Football League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Kermit 1952 births All-American college football players American football running backs Living people Players of American football from Los Angeles San Francisco 49ers players Southern California Sun players UCLA Bruins football players Players of American football from Pasadena, California Blair High School (Pasadena, California) alumni