Rick Johnson (quarterback)
American gridiron football player (born 1961)
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Rick Johnson (born January 2, 1961) is a former all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 21, 1961 Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Southern Illinois |
| NFL draft | 1984: 2nd round, 48th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1984–1985 | Oklahoma/Arizona Outlaws |
| 1985–1988 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 1989 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Johnson played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, where he was starting quarterback on the team that won the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1][2] He was picked in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Rams.[3] 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, Johnson became an actor and movie director. He starred in the 1995 thriller film Point of Betrayal as a man trying to drive his mother insane in order to take her money away. Johnson also had a small role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire as a client that a slick sports agent attempts to hug.[4] He directed the 2001 comedy-drama film Rustin, also co-starring in the film as a former professional football player working as a sheriff in a fictional Alabama town named Rustin.[5]
