Bob Johnson (American football)

Bob Johnson
No. 54
Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1946-08-19) August 19, 1946 (age 66)
Place of birth: Gary, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight: 262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school: Cleveland (TN) Bradley Co.
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
Debuted in 1968 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

Robert Douglas Johnson (born August 19, 1946) is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals first in the American Football League, and then in the National Football League. He was an AFL All-Star in 1968. Johnson was the last original Bengal to retire, and his uniform number 54 was retired by the team, and remains the only number the team has retired.

Johnson played college football at the University of Tennessee and in 1989 was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

He was the first player chosen by the Bengals in their initial season. He was the second pick overall in the draft, preceded by future Hall of Famer Ron Yary. He was the second highest center ever selected in an NFL Draft, after Ki Aldrich in 1939.

Following his retirement as a player, Johnson worked as a color analyst on Bengals radio from 1981 to 1985.

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