Rick Johnson (gridiron football)

Rick Johnson
No. 16
Born: (1961-01-21) January 21, 1961
Wheaton, Illinois
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status International
Position(s) QB
College Southern Illinois
NFL draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
Drafted by Los Angeles Rams
Career history
As player
1984 Oklahoma Outlaws
1985 Arizona Outlaws
1985–1988 Calgary Stampeders
1989 Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1986

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

Johnson was a graduate of the Southern Illinois University. 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, he became an actor and movie director. He directed the film Rustin. Johson has a small role in the movie Jerry Maguire as the client that Bob Sugar attempts to hug.[1] He also appears in Point of Betrayal (1995).

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