Steve Johnson (tight end)

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Steve Johnson
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Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1965-06-22) June 22, 1965 (age 58)
Huntsville, Alabama
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Oneonta (Oneonta, Alabama)
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 1988  / Round: 6 / Pick: 154
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Steven Emil Johnson (born June 22, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Patriots. [2] [3]

Johnson later became president and owner of Johnson Commercial Development. Based in Bristol, Virginia, it is one of the largest commercial developers in the Southeast. One of its projects, The Pinnacle in Bristol, Tennessee, was among the largest commercial projects in the country. [4]

In 2013, Johnson gifted $1 million toward the construction of the Virginia Tech Indoor Practice Facility, and the university named the adjacent Steve Johnson Practice Fields in his honor. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Steve Johnson Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. Bitter, Andy (March 28, 2013). "Virginia Tech names football practice fields after former tight end Steve Johnson". The Virginian-Pilot . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. Hawkins, Kenny (December 7, 2016). "Former Tech football star Steve Johnson makes substantial gift to program". WJHL-TV . Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. Robertson, Jimmy (September 15, 2017). "Tech football program unveils renovated team meeting room". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. Gregory, Allen (September 8, 2016). "Steve Johnson is a true Hokie fan". Bristol Herald Courier . Retrieved August 29, 2021.