National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson has passed away at the age of 86.
Johnson played his entire 16-year career with the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.
"Jimmy Johnson was extraordinarily athletically talented. The 49ers enjoyed the luxury of using him on offense and defense early in his career to fill team needs. Once he settled in at left cornerback, he flourished. The notion that a 'lockdown' cornerback could cut the field in half for the opposition was true with Jimmy. Only rarely would other teams' quarterbacks even look his direction, and more often than not regretted the decision if they challenged him," Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said.
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