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Rich Johnson
Personal information
Born	December 18, 1946; Alexandria, Louisiana
Died	June 15, 1994 (aged 47); Vicksburg, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	Grambling State (1964–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 4th round, 46th overall pick
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1968–1973
Position	Center
Number	26, 12, 15
Career history
1968–1970	Boston Celtics
1970	The Floridians
1970–1971	Carolina Cougars
1971	Pittsburgh Condors
1972–1973	Wilkes-Barre Barons
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1969);
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	677 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds	417 (3.1 rpg)
Assists	58 (0.4 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Lewis Johnson (December 18, 1946 – June 15, 1994)^[1] was an American professional basketball player.^[2]

A 6'9" center from Grambling State University, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968–1971) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 4.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1969.

Johnson later played for several American Basketball Association teams.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA/ABA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1968–69†	Boston	31	5.3	.382		.478	1.7	.2	2.2
1969–70	Boston	65	13.8	.463		.657	3.2	.5	5.8
1970–71	Boston	1	13.0	.800		–	5.0	.0	8.0
1970–71	Florida (ABA)	7	16.7	.571	–	.571	4.4	.7	5.1
1970–71	Carolina (ABA)	25	15.8	.464	–	.707	4.4	.4	6.8
1970–71	Pittsburgh (ABA)	6	5.0	.500	–	.500	1.8	.5	2.5
Career (NBA)		97	11.1	.452		.613	2.7	.4	4.7
Career (ABA)		38	14.3	.482	–	.667	4.0	.5	5.8
Career (overall)		135	12.0	.461	–	.633	3.1	.4	5.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1969†	Boston	2	2.0	1.000	–	1.0	.0	1.0

References

^ Murphy, Mark (June 21, 1994). "M.L., Auerbach join forces". The Boston Herald. Rich Johnson, 47, a 6-foot-9 forward who played with the Celtics from 1968–70, was hospitalized yesterday with terminal cancer.
^ ^a ^b "Rich Johnson NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

External links

Rich Johnson NBA Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] Murphy, Mark (June 21, 1994). "M.L., Auerbach join forces". The Boston Herald. Rich Johnson, 47, a 6-foot-9 forward who played with the Celtics from 1968–70, was hospitalized yesterday with terminal cancer.

[bbr-2] "Rich Johnson NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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