Jim Johnston (American Football)

James Everett Johnston (April 16, 1917 – November 17, 1973) was an American football end and running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at the University of Washington and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1939 NFL Draft.

Washington Redskins 1939 NFL Draft selections
  • I. B. Hale
  • Charley Holm
  • Dick Todd
  • Dave Anderson
  • Quinton Lumpkin
  • Bo Russell
  • Wilbur Moore
  • Jim Johnston
  • Jim German
  • Bob O'Mara
  • Steve Slivinski
  • Bob Hoffman
  • Eric Tipton
  • Dick Farman
  • Clyde Shugart
  • Boyd Morgan
  • Phil Smith
  • Paul Coop
  • Matt Kuber
  • Al Cruver
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Persondata
Name Johnston, Jim
Alternative names
Short description American football player
Date of birth April 16, 1917
Place of birth Parma, Idaho
Date of death November 27, 1973
Place of death


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