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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | July 13, 1932 Kosse, Texas, U.S. |
| Died: | September 3, 1996(1996-09-03) (aged 64) San Antonio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Rice |
| Position: | Fullback |
| NFL draft: | 1954: 14th round, 159th pick |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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David "Kosse" Johnson (July 13, 1932 – September 3, 1996) was anAmerican football player. He playedcollege football forRice, led theSouthwest Conference in rushing and scoring in 1953, and was selected as a first-team back on the1953 All-America college football team.
Johnson was born in 1932 inKosse, Texas. He moved with his family toBaytown, Texas, in 1942.[1] He played football at Baytown Junior High School and Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown.[2][3]
He playedcollege football at thefullback position for theRice Owls football team from 1950 to 1953. He became Rice's second-leading career rusher with 1,907 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns.[4] In the fall of 1953, he led theSouthwest Conference in both rushing yards (944) and scoring (62 points) during the regular season.[5] He was also rated as a great punter and played at thelinebacker position on defense.[4] He was selected by theAssociated Press, theFootball Writers Association of America, andLook magazine as a first-team player on their respective1953 College Football All-America Teams.[5][6][7]
Johnson married Barbara Sue Bradbury in February 1953 while still a student at Rice.[1] He later worked as a high school football coach in Texas. He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972.[4]
Johnson died in 1996 at age 64 inSan Antonio due to complication from cancer.[4]