Bill Johnson, 49ers Center
January 8th, 2011 | Published in Player Deaths | 2 Comments
Bill “Tiger” Johnson, a center for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948 to 1956, passed away on January 7. Johnson was a Pro Bowler for the 49ers in 1952 and 1953. After his playing days, Johnson went on to a long coaching career, including three seasons as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. An article on the San Francisco Chronicle web site provides a nice summary of Johnson’s career.
Pictured here is Johnson’s rookie card, a 1950 Bowman. He also had a 1955 Bowman football card, and he appeared on numerous 49ers team issue photos, both as a player and a coach. You can see several of Johnson’s cards and team issue photos in the Vintage Football Card Gallery.
- Bill Johnson‘s playing record
- Bill Johnson‘s record as head coach
January 8th, 2011 at 3:56 PM (#)
Are you predicting the future now Mike? You have the date of Jan 11th for Bill Johnson’s death. Today is the 8th.
January 8th, 2011 at 4:04 PM (#)
Huh, I have no idea how I did that. It’s fixed now–thanks, Steve.