Curley JohnsonJohnson, John CurleyHeight: 5-11 Weight: 215 Born: July 2, 1935 Anna, TX Died: June 12, 2016 Granbury, TX High School: Woodrow Wilson (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Houston | |
| 1954 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1955 | Houston | Lettered |
| 1956 | Houston | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (77th overall) 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 33 | FL-HB-P | 14 | 1 |
| 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | 20 | P | 12 | 0 |
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 20 | FB-P | 14 | 4 |
| 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL | 33 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL | 33 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 33 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 33 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL | 33 | P | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 33 | P-TE | 14 | 1 |
| 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL | 33 | P | 5 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 129 | 6 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/31/1957 | 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1957 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 5/28/1957 | 1957 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1957 EDM WIFU |
| Released | 1957 Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)1957 EDM WIFU | |
| Negotiation Rights Traded | 9/10/1957 | 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL |
| Released | 8/21/1958 | 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL | |
| Released | 9/9/1959 | 1959 Baltimore Colts (NFL)1959 BAL NFL |
| Signed | 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | |
| Released | 9/23/1961 | 1961 Dallas Texans (AFL)1961 DAL AFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | |
| Released | 8/26/1969 | 1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL |
| Signed | 10/31/1969 | 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL |
| Released | 12/2/1969 | 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 14 | |
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 23 | 43 | 1.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 26 | 114 | 4.4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 64 | 209 | 3.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 10 | 174 | 17.4 | 36t | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 36t | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 58 | 0 | |||||||
| 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | 66 | 2821 | 42.7 | 70 | 0 | |||||||
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 50 | 1998 | 40.0 | 63 | 0 | |||||||
| 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL | 72 | 3034 | 42.1 | 64 | 1 | 357 | ||||||
| 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL | 79 | 3261 | 41.3 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 426 | 2715 | 34.4 | |||
| 1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL | 72 | 3260 | 45.3 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 352 | 2848 | 39.6 | |||
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 62 | 2633 | 42.5 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 121 | 2372 | 38.3 | |||
| 1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL | 65 | 2734 | 42.1 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 311 | 2263 | 34.8 | |||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 68 | 2977 | 43.8 | 65 | 1 | 12 | 531 | 2206 | 32.4 | |||
| 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL | 22 | 823 | 37.4 | 66 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 559 | 23651 | 42.3 | 73 | 6 | 38 | 2098 | 12404 | 35.8 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 New York Titans (AFL)1961 NY AFL | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 New York Jets (AFL)1964 NYJ AFL | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 254 | 14.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Dallas Texans (AFL)1960 DAL AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 New York Titans (AFL)1962 NY AFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 New York Jets (AFL)1963 NYJ AFL | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 New York Giants (NFL)1969 NYG NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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