Ken Johnson (quarterback), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Player of American and Canadian football
Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1951
Place of Birth: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Profession: Canadian football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Ken Johnson (quarterback)
- Ken Johnson (born January 5, 1951) was an all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League. Johnson was a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he played from 1971 to 1973 and earned a degree in marketing.
- His career record as a starter for the Buffs was 18 wins and 5 losses.
- He led the Buffaloes to road wins over LSU and Ohio State in 1971 (and a #3 national ranking) and a home win against Oklahoma in 1972.
- At the time his college career ended, he was ranked #3 in the history of Colorado in total offense.
- He began his professional career in 1974 as a back-up quarterback for the World Football League's Portland Storm.
- In June, 1977, Johnson was signed as a free agent by the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.
- Though he was on the active roster for 14 games, he saw no action with the Bills and was released on August 22, 1978.
- A month later, Johnson signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Seeing limited action in 1978, Johnson earned the Stampeders' starting job in 1979.
- Appearing in all 16 regular season games, Johnson completed 56.4% of his passes (176 of 312) for 2344 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 8 interceptions as he led the Stampeders to a 12-4 record and a CFL playoff berth.
- Johnson led the CFL in passing for the 1979 season.
- After falling one win short of the Grey Cup game in 1979, Johnson followed up with another solid season in 1980 setting a career-high in touchdown passes (22) while completing 56.0% of his passes (218 of 389) for 3019 yards.
- The Stampeders finished 9-7 in 1980 and were eliminated in the first round of the CFL playoffs.
- The Stampeders slide would continue in 1981, which likely led to Johnson being traded after 12 games to the Montreal Alouettes on October 11, 1981.
- Overall, he would appear in 15 games that season, completing a career-high 59.3% of his passes (254 of 428) for 3364 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
- Johnson would not see much action with the reborn Montreal franchise, Montreal Concordes, in 1982.
- He appeared in only 2 games before being traded to the Toronto Argonauts for linebacker Duncan MacKinlay on August 4, 1982. Granted free agency on January 15, 1983, Johnson returned to the U.S.
- when he signed with the USFL's Denver Gold five days later.
- Though starting the season as a backup, Johnson would officially take over the starting job in Week 3 on a snowy Soldier Field in Chicago.
- Facing bitter cold, 20 mph winds, and George Allen's veteran-laden Chicago Blitz squad, Johnson led a 70 yard long game-winning drive late in the 4th quarter.
- Johnson dove into the endzone on 4th down with only 22 seconds remaining to cap off the drive and seal the Gold's win (Gold 16, Blitz 13).
- Johnson would remain the primary starter until an ankle injury ended his season during a Week 11 loss to the Boston Breakers.
- Johnson finished the season completing 48.8% of his passes (121 of 248) for 1115 yards, and 6 touchdowns.
- The Gold released Johnson on January 9, 1984, and was awarded on waivers to the Memphis Showboats on January 16, 1984.
- Johnson saw limited action as a backup to Walter Lewis during the 1984 season and retired prior to the 1985 season.
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