Leon Bernard Johnson (1902 – unknown) was an

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 with ...

player. Johnson was born in 1902. He attended Woodbury High School in Woodbury, New Jersey. He played for Woodbury's football team from 1919 to 1922 and was team captain in 1921 and 1922. He was named to the New Jersey all-state team as a senior. He also played baseball and basketball at Woodbury and was captain of the basketball team. After graduating from Woodbury, he attended Allentown Prep, where he lettered in all three sports and graduated in 1924. In 1925, he enrolled at Lafayette College and played for the freshman football team. He was forced to cut short his collegiate career due to "family circumstances". He played professional football for the Philadelphia Quakers team that won the American Football League championship in 1926. He also played for an Atlantic City team. He next played at the end position for the Millville Maroons in 1928. In 1929, he played at the end position for the Orange Tornadoes of the

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(NFL). He appeared in five NFL games, one as a starter, for the Tornadoes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Leon 1902 births Date of death unknown Lafayette Leopards football players Orange Tornadoes players Players of American football from New Jersey Woodbury Junior-Senior High School alumni