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Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson may refer to: People Sports * Johnny Johnson (baseball) (1914–1991), Major League pitcher * Johnny A. Johnson (born 1915), American Negro leagues baseball player * Johnny Johnson (footballer) (1921–2003), British footballer * Johnny Johnson (American football) (born 1968), American football player * Johnny Johnson III (born 1999), American football player Military * Johnny Johnson (British Army officer) (died 1944), British Army officer * Johnny Johnson (RAF officer) (1921–2022), last survivor of Operation Chastise * Harold Keith Johnson (1912–1983), United States Army general Other people * Johnny Johnson (philatelist) (1884–1966), British stamp dealer and philatelist * Johnny Johnson, headliner of Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon * Johnny Allen Johnson (1978 – 2023), convicted child murderer Other uses * Johnny Johnson (musical), ''Johnny Johnson'' (musical), a 1936 musical by Kurt Weill * Johnny Johnson, a character on ''NewsRadio'' played by Patrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (baseball)
John Clifford Johnson (September 29, 1914 – June 26, 1991) was an American relief pitcher, middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Listed at , 182 lb., Johnson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Belmore, Ohio. In a two-season career, Johnson posted a 3–2 record with 49 strikeouts and a 4.20 earned run average, ERA in 51 appearances, including one starting pitcher, start, seven save (sport), saves, 27 games finished, and 96 ⅓ innings pitched, innings. Johnson died in Iron Mountain, Michigan, at the age of 76. See also *Chicago White Sox all-time roster Sources Retrosheet 1914 births 1991 deaths People from Putnam County, Ohio New York Yankees players Chicago White Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Ohio Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball players Augusta Tigers players Beaumont Exporters players Charleroi Tigers players Kansas City Blues (baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny A
John Antonopoulos (born November 14, 1952, in Malden, Massachusetts, United States), known professionally as Johnny A., is an American guitarist, and songwriter. Early life Johnny A. was born in Malden, Massachusetts, of Greek heritage. Growing up in the Boston area, he became interested in music, starting with drums at the age six. Upon being exposed to The Beatles in 1964 at the age of 11, Johnny's parents bought him a $49 Lafayette Electronics guitar. He stated his last name, Antonopoulos, which is of Greek origin, was frequently mispronounced. "It's always been ''Johnny A.'' since age eight.” Career 1970s In the 1970s, Johnny A. formed a band called The Streets, performing mostly in the Boston area. They had several popular radio singles, including "What Gives", which reached the top spot on WBCN "The Rock of Boston". As well as headlining in Boston clubs, The Streets toured with and supported several major artists including Aerosmith and Bob Seger. They also competed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (footballer)
John Johnson (11 December 1921 – October 2003) was an English professional footballer who made over 290 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as an outside right. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame. Career statistics Honours * Millwall Millwall is a district on the western and southern side of the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the immediate south of Canary Wharf and Poplar, north of Greenwich and Deptford, east of ... Hall of Fame References 1921 births English men's footballers English Football League players People from Hazel Grove Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Millwall F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Southern Football League players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Margate F.C. players 2003 deaths Men's association football outside forwards Canterbury City F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (American Football)
Johnny Johnson Jr. (born June 11, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Phoenix Cardinals between 1990 and 1994. He played college football for the San Jose State Spartans. High school and college He prepped at Santa Cruz High School. Johnson attended and graduated from San Jose State University. For the San Jose State Spartans basketball team, Johnson played twelve games as a basketball player after a large majority of the team walked off and refused to play under coach Bill Berry, accusing him of "mental cruelty". With 1,219 yards rushing and 61 catches in receiving, Johnson was considered among the top 20 college football players in the United States in 1988. After five games into his senior season, Johnson was dismissed from the team for missing practices and team meetings. Johnson's reasoning for missing practices was to help take care of his mother in the aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson III
Johnny Johnson III (born May 14, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks from 2017 to 2021. College career As a junior, Johnson caught 57 passes for 836 yards and seven touchdowns for the 2019 Oregon Ducks football team that won the Pac-12 Conference championship and defeated Wisconsin in the 2020 Rose Bowl. As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he tallied 25 receptions for 311 yards before an injury sustained against Washington State ended his season. He finished his college career with 139 receptions and 1,928 receiving yards. Professional career On April 30, 2022, Johnson signed with the Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ... as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (British Army Officer)
Alexander Percival Johnson DSO (died 12 June 1944, aged 32), known as Johnny Johnson, was a British Army officer. The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Alexander Johnson and Constance Bertha Johnson, Alexander was born in 1911. He was educated in Switzerland where he took up skiing and climbing before later attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. From Sandhurst, Johnson was originally commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment in the 1931 and qualified at the Staff College, Camberley at decade later. During World War II he became Commanding officer of the 12th (Yorkshire) Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, serving as part of 5th Parachute Brigade of the 6th Airborne Division, during the Battle of Normandy. He and his division parachuted into Normandy in the early morning of 6 June 1944 as part of Operation Tonga. The 12th Battalion formed a defensive line south of the bridge at Ranville. On 6 and 7 June, the battalion defended the bridgehead against attacks by the German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (RAF Officer)
Squadron Leader George Leonard Johnson (25 November 1921 − 7 December 2022), better known as Johnny Johnson, was a British Royal Air Force officer who was the last surviving original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF and of Operation Chastise, the "Dambusters" raid of 1943. Early life and education George Johnson (known within the family as Leonard) was the sixth and last child born to Mary Ellen (née Henfrey) and Charles Johnson. He was born in the village of Hameringham in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. His mother died when he was three, leaving his father, a farm foreman, to bring up the family in somewhat poor conditions. Johnson grew up to loathe his father, whom he described as someone who would inflict severe corporal punishment on him. When Johnson's father died in 1957, he did not attend his funeral, a decision he stated he never regretted. The family lived in a tied cottage in Langford, his oldest sister Lena largely being responsible for his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Keith Johnson
Harold Keith Johnson (22 February 1912 – 24 September 1983) was a United States Army general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1964 to 1968. Regarded as a premier tactician, Johnson became skeptical that the level of resources given to the Vietnam War, much of which went into 'find, fix, and destroy the big main force units' operations, could deliver victory. Johnson came to believe that the Communist forces held a trump card, because they controlled whether there were engagements with U.S. forces, giving an option to simply avoid battle with U.S. forces if the situation warranted it. Early life Harold Keith Johnson was born in Bowesmont, North Dakota, on 22 February 1912. After graduation from high school in 1929, Johnson attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. On June 13, 1933, he graduated USMA class of 1933 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry. Johnson's first duty assignment was with the 3rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (philatelist)
Herbert Frederick "Johnny" Johnson (12 February 1884''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 20 April 1966)"Herbert Johnny Johnson 1884-1966" by Michael Goodman in Furnell, Michael., ed. ''National Philatelic Society Centenary Handbook''. London: National Philatelic Society, 1999, p.11. was a British stamp dealer and philatelist who was a key figure in the early years of the Junior Philatelic Society (subsequently to become the National Philatelic Society) and a close colleague of Fred Melville. Organised philately A larger-than-life figure, Johnson earned the nickname "the dynamo" for his energetic efforts in organised philately. He was chief organiser of the ''Imperial Stamp Exhibition'', 1908, the ''Jubilee International Exhibition'', London 1912 and Secretary of the ''International Exhibition'', London 1923.Schofield, Brian. ''Who Was Who in British Philately''. London: British Philatelic Trust, 2003, p.29.Online version here. Johnson joined the J.P.S. in 1900, aged 16, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon were an American vocal soul group, prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were fronted by singer Johnny Johnson. They are probably remembered most for the catchy hit, " (Blame It) On the Pony Express". Background Johnson was born as John A. Mathis on July 20, 1942 in Belle Glade, Florida, the son of Lillie Kate Mathis who later married Lucine Johnson. As a child, he moved to Rochester, New York, and later sang in several local groups, including the Bandwagons . Other early members of the group included Terry Lewis (born in Baltimore, Ohio), Jerry Ferguson, and Wade Davis. Ferguson and Davis left the group, and after being discovered by record producer Denny Randell of Epic Records, Johnson and Lewis were joined by fellow vocalists Arthur "Artie" Fullilove (b. New York City) and Billy Bradley (William Dillard Bradley, b. Rome, Alabama, October 16, 1941). In March 1968, in New York City, the group recorded " Breakin' Down the Walls o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Allen Johnson
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johhny, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny 3 Tears (born 1981/82), American musician * Johnny Adams (1932–1998), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * Johnny Adair (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Johnson (musical)
''Johnny Johnson'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Paul Green and music by Kurt Weill. It premiered in 1936 on Broadway. Based on Jaroslav Hašek's 1921–1923 satiric novel ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', the musical focuses on a naive and idealistic young man who, despite his pacifist views, leaves his sweetheart Minny Belle Tompkins to fight in Europe in World War I. He first tries to stop the war after meeting a young German sniper of the same name, who believes that the soldiers must unite. However, the commanders of the allied forces intend to use the discontent with the war among the German soldiers as a perfect time to advance in the war. Johnny then manages to bring the skirmish to a temporary halt by incapacitating a meeting of the generals with laughing gas, but once they recover they promptly reinstate the war, resulting in hundreds of thousands of fatalities. Meanwhile, Johnny finds himself committed to an asylum for ten years. He returns home to discover Minny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
