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Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinter and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs.

For the American civil rights activist, see Colonel Stone Johnson.
Stone Johnson
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:April 26, 1940
Dallas, Texas
Died:September 8, 1963(1963-09-08) (aged 23)
Wichita, Kansas
Career information
College:Grambling State
AFL Draft:1963 / Round: 14 / Pick: 105
Career history
  • Kansas City Chiefs (1963)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Kansas City Chiefs No. 33 retired

On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200 meter track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and former world record holder, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8, at the age of 23.[1] Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.[2][3]


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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stone Johnson.
  1. "Stone Johnson dies of broken neck". The Baltimore Afro-American. September 14, 1963. p. 23. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  2. "Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
  3. "Chiefs History: 1960's". Kansas City Chiefs. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2011-06-28.


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[de] Stone Johnson

Stone Johnson (Stone Edward Johnson; * 26. April 1940 in Dallas; † 8. September 1963 in Wichita, Kansas) war ein US-amerikanischer Sprinter und American-Football-Spieler.
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Stone Edward Johnson (né le 26 avril 1940 à Dallas et mort le 8 septembre 1963 à Wichita) est un athlète et joueur de football américain.


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