Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductees (2014)

Carl Johnson, OT, Phoenix, Ariz. (1970-71)

Carl Johnson, Vice President, DAUM Phoenix

An offensive
tackle for Hall of Fame Coach Bob Devaney’s 1970 and 1971 Huskers, Carl
Johnson earned first-team All-Big Eight honors in 1971. The 6-4,
245-pounder from Phoenix, Ariz., earned all-conference honors in his
only year as a starter for the 1971 Big Red, after serving as an
outstanding reserve lineman as a junior transfer for the 1970 national
champs. Johnson, who spent two seasons at Nebraska after transferring
from Phoenix Junior College, helped the Huskers rank third nationally in
scoring offense (37.2 ppg) and 11th in total offense (421.3 ypg) as a
junior. As a senior for the unbeaten Huskers, Johnson helped NU rank third nationally in scoring (39.1 ppg) while ranking eighth in total offense (437.7 ypg).

The
graduate of South Mountain High School played in the All-America Bowl
following his senior season before being chosen in the fifth round of
the 1972 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. He spent two NFL seasons
with the Saints before closing his professional

Please join us in congratulating Carl on this very prestigious honor!