Johnson had just been inducted into the Chesterfield Sports Hall of Fame, although he did not attend the ceremony in person.

According to his Hall of Fame inductee biography, Johnson's football career started when he was just 6 years old, playing for the Ettrick Trojans of the Chesterfield Quarterback League.

Johnson attended Butler Community College before playing for Auburn University where he rushed for more than 1,500 yards in a single season.

A fourth-round pick, Johnson entered the NFL in 2001 as a Cincinnati Bengal, where he earned Pro Bowl honors after setting the Bengals' single-season rushing recorda record he still holds.

Johnson spent the 2008 season with the Detroit Lions before his retirement.

Thomas Dale's football program shared a post on Facebook in Johnson's memory,

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