LeShon Eugene Johnson was born on January 15,1971 and was an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the National Football League for six seasons during the 1990s.
10 Facts About LeShon Johnson
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LeShon Johnson played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies, and earning consensus All-American honors in 1993.
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LeShon Johnson was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.
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LeShon Johnson played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants of the NFL and the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL.
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LeShon Johnson was arrested and pled guilty for dog fighting in 2004 and arrested again in 2025 in the largest FBI bust on a dog fighting ring.
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LeShon Johnson was a standout high school running back at Haskell High School.
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LeShon Johnson finished sixth in the 1993 Heisman Trophy voting race, with five first-place votes.
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LeShon Johnson played only two years for the Huskies, but his total yards mark of 3,314 still places him fifth on the team's all-time rushing list.
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LeShon Johnson's career was interrupted by lymphoma cancer in 1998.
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LeShon Johnson managed to make a comeback and subsequently started for the New York Giants in 1999.