John Johnson (trainer)

John "Mr. J" Johnson (March 31, 1917 – February 28, 2016) was an American athletic trainer, formerly for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).

He began working for the Giants in 1948, and retired in 2008, after the Giants won Super Bowl XLII. He worked on the sidelines for 874 regular season games and 34 post season games. In addition, he worked as an athletic trainer for Manhattan College.

Johnson was inducted into the Giants' Ring of Honor in 2015.[1]

He died in New Jersey at the age of 98 in 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dyer, Kristian R. (March 2016). "New York Giants Ring of Honor member, beloved trainer John 'Doc' Johnson passes away". giantswire.usatoday.com. Giants Wire (USA Today). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ Rock, Tom (March 1, 2016). "John Johnson, Giants trainer for 6 decades, dies at 98". Newsday. Retrieved 15 November 2017.


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