Richard Lewis Johnson (December 18, 1946 – June 15, 1994) was an American professional

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player. A 6'9"

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from

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, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968–1971) with the

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of the

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. He averaged 4.7

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in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1969. Johnson later played for several

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teams.

Career statistics

NBA/ABA

Source

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...

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References

External links

Rich Johnson NBA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
1946 births 1994 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Louisiana Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Carolina Cougars players Centers (basketball) Grambling State Tigers men's basketball players Miami Floridians players New Orleans Buccaneers draft picks Pittsburgh Condors players Sportspeople from Alexandria, Louisiana Wilkes-Barre Barons players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub