Rick Johnson (quarterback)

Rick Johnson (born January 2, 1961) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Rick Johnson
No. 16
Born: (1961-01-21) January 21, 1961
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)QB
CollegeSouthern Illinois
NFL draft1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1984–1985Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws
1985–1988Calgary Stampeders
1989Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1986

Johnson played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he was starting quarterback on the team that won the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1][2] He was picked in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.[3] He played in the United States Football League for the Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws in 1984. He moved to Canada in 1985, and played for the Calgary Stampeders. He was a CFL All-Star in 1986.

After retiring from football, Johnson became an actor and movie director. He starred in the 1995 thriller film Point of Betrayal as a man trying to drive his mother insane in order to take her money away. Johnson also had a small role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as a client that a slick sports agent attempts to hug.[4] He directed the 2001 comedy-drama film Rustin, also co-starring in the film as a former professional football player working as a sheriff in a fictional Alabama town named Rustin.[5]

References
  1. Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis crush W. Carolina". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 17. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  2. Monserud, Scott (December 18, 1983). "Salukis win national championship (cont'd)". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 18. Retrieved May 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. "Rick Johnson". IMDb.
  5. Johnson, Rick (2001-06-18), Rustin (Comedy, Drama), Rick Johnson, Meat Loaf, Ashley Johnson, Zachery Ty Bryan, C-Dub Productions, Dahlia Street Films, Grabba-Bat Productions, retrieved 2020-12-02


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