Stone Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stone Johnson

American sprinter and football running back

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1963

Profession: athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinter and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200 meter track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return.
He died 10 days later, on September 8 at the age of 23.
Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired.