Kent Johnston

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Kent Johnston
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Born: (1956-02-21) February 21, 1956 (age 67)
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College: Stephen F. Austin State
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Allen Kent Johnston [1] (born February 21, 1956) [1] is an American football coach.

Career

Johnston served as an assistant coach at Northwestern State University from 1979 to 1980, the Northeast Louisiana University from 1980 to 1981, and the University of Alabama from 1983 to 1986. He served as Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1987 to 1991, the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 1998, and the Seattle Seahawks from 1999 to 2003 before returning to the University of Alabama. Later he was hired as the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Cleveland Browns. In 2013 Johnston was hired as the Strength and Conditioning Coach of the San Diego Chargers. After leaving the Chargers, he worked at Baylor and performed Return to Play services for injured players from 2017-2019. In 2020 he joined the Carolina Panthers for two years as the Director of Player Wellness before retiring from the NFL in 2022. In 1997 while with the Packers he was named Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. [2] In 2005 Johnston was inducted into the Strength and Conditioning Hall of Fame.

Johnston attended Stephen F. Austin State University where he played defensive back on the football team.

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References

  1. 1 2 Shepard, Greg (1997). "Green Bay Packers: Strength and Conditioning". Bigger Faster Stronger. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  2. ↑ Kent Johnston (2013-04-05). "Kent Johnston". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
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