Curley Johnson
John Curley Johnson
Born: July 2, 1935
Anna, TX USA
Deceased: June 12, 2016
Position: RB-P-TE
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215
College: Houston
High School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1960-1969
Drafted: 1957 in Round 7, #77 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Curley Johnson played from 1960 to 1969 during his career with the Dallas Texans, New York Giants, New York Jets and New York Titans. Johnson caught 32 passes for 370 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 23 | 43 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 26 | 114 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 64 | 209 | 3.3 | 25 | 1 | |
| Totals | 64 | 209 | 3.3 | 25 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 36 | 1 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 18 | 0 |
| AFL | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 36 | 3 | |
| Totals | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 36 | 3 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 58 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 66 | 2821 | 42.7 | 70 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 50 | 1998 | 40.0 | 63 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 72 | 3034 | 42.1 | 64 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 79 | 3261 | 41.3 | 61 |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 72 | 3260 | 45.3 | 73 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 62 | 2633 | 42.5 | 63 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 65 | 2734 | 42.1 | 60 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 68 | 2977 | 43.8 | 65 |
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 22 | 823 | 37.4 | 66 |
| AFL | 537 | 22828 | 42.5 | 73 | |
| NFL | 22 | 823 | 37.4 | 66 | |
| Totals | 559 | 23651 | 42.3 | 73 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 17 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL New York Jets | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| AFL | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 21 | 0 | |
| Totals | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 21 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1960 | AFL Dallas Texans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| AFL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans | 14 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | New York Titans | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1965 - AFL AFL All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (2nd Team)
