Earl Johnson

Earl Johnson may refer to:

  • Earl Johnson (American football), head college football coach at Doane College
  • Earl Johnson (athlete) (born 1891), cross-country athlete, winner of two medals in 1924
  • Earl Johnson (baseball) (1919–1994), Major League Baseball and WWII hero
  • Earl Johnson (fiddler) (1886–1965), fiddler in 1920s North Georgia
  • Earl Johnson, guitarist in the band Moxy
  • Earl Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1931), National Hockey League player
  • Earl V. Johnson (1913–1942), U.S. Navy officer
  • Earl D. Johnson (1905–1990), U.S. Under Secretary of the Army, 1952–54

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or johnson:

    Thou treacherous, base deserter of my flame,
    False to my passion, fatal to my fame,
    Through what mistaken magic dost thou prove
    So true to lewdness, so untrue to love?
    John Wilmot, Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)

    A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller: he follows it at all adventures; it is sure to lead him out of his way and sure to engulf him in the mire.
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)