Not everyone knows how good former San Francisco 49ers' cornerback Jimmy Johnson was ... and that includes the NFL media. Yet he was one of the NFL's first shutdown corners, a Pro Football Hall of Famer so accomplished that he was once called "the greatest defensive back who ever lived." Sadly, Johnson died Wednesday night after what his family said was a long illness. He was 86.
Former 49ers’ Star and Hall-of-Famer Jimmy Johnson Passes Away at 86
May 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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