Gene Johnson (coach), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGene Johnson (coach)
American football basketball coach
Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1902
Place of Birth: Emporia, Kansas, United States
Date of Death: 27-Dec-1989
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Gene Johnson (coach)
- Eugene Raymond Johnson (February 14, 1902 – December 27, 1989) was an American football and basketball coach.
- Some sources list him as the head coach of the 1936 United States Olympic Basketball team and other sources give that honor to Jimmy Needles and state that Johnson was the assistant coach.
- His innovations in basketball include being credited with creating the full court press.
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