Rick Johnson (born January 2, 1961) is a former all-star

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in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

. Johnson played

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for the

Southern Illinois Salukis The Southern Illinois Salukis are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The nickname comes from the Saluki, the Royal Dog of Egypt and the Persian greyhound, which ties into the fact that southern Illino ...

, where he was starting quarterback on the team that won the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game. He played in the

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for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws in 1984. He moved to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

in 1985, and played for the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...

. He was a CFL All-Star in 1986. After retiring from football, Johnson became an actor and movie director. He starred in the 1995

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Point of Betrayal ''Point of Betrayal'' is a 1995 American thriller film about a man ( Rick Johnson) trying to drive his mother (Dina Merrill) insane in order to get her money. The film was directed by Richard Martini and produced by Jonathan D. Krane. Premise A m ...

'' as a man trying to drive his mother insane in order to take her money away. Johnson also had a small role in the 1996 film ''

Jerry Maguire ''Jerry Maguire'' is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama sports film written, produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe; it stars Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, and Regina King. Produced in part by James L. Brooks, it was inspi ...

'' as a client that a slick sports agent attempts to hug. He directed the 2001 comedy-drama film ''Rustin'', also co-starring in the film as a former professional football player working as a sheriff in a fictional Alabama town named Rustin.

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* Calgary Stampeders players Toronto Argonauts players Southern Illinois Salukis football players 1961 births Living people Canadian football quarterbacks Oklahoma Outlaws players Arizona Outlaws players Sportspeople from Wheaton, Illinois {{Quarterback-1960s-stub