Bert Johnson
Bert Edward Johnson "Man O'War"
Born: February 18, 1912
Ashland, KY USA
Deceased: August 10, 1993
Lexington, KY
Position: FB-BB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 212
College: Kentucky
High School: Ashland (KY)
Career: 1937-1942
Drafted: 1937 in Round 5, #42 overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Bert Johnson played from 1937 to 1942 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. Johnson ran for 368 yards in his career on 152 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 270 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 56.3 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 40 | 14 | 35.0 | 208 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12.5 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 54 | 16 | 29.6 | 237 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.1 | 25 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 59 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 37 | 138 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 35 | 91 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 54 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 152 | 368 | 2.4 | 13 | 2 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 65 | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | 270 | 15.9 | 65 | 3 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 14 | 511 | 36.5 | 63 |
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 |
| Totals | 15 | 530 | 35.3 | 63 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 30 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1938 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1941 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1942 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 5 |
| 1938 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 |
| 1939 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 |
| 1939 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 4 |
| 1940 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 7 |
| 1941 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 3 |
| 1942 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 3 |
