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| No. 33 | |
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| Position | Running back |
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| Born | April 26, 1940 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1963(1963-09-08) (aged 23) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Grambling State |
| AFL draft | 1963: 14th round, 105th overall pick |
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Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Americansprinter and professionalfootball player. He played as akick returner andrunning back for theKansas City Chiefs of theAmerican Football League (AFL) during the 1963 preseason.
On August 30, 1963, therookie Johnson, a 200-meter track finalist in the1960 Summer Olympics inRome and former world record holder, suffered a fracturedvertebra in his neck in a preseason game against theHouston Oilers inWichita, 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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