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Randy Johnson (quarterback)

Randy Johnson, American football player (died 2009)

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Born
June 17, 1944
Died
September 17, 2009
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1944

About Randy Johnson (quarterback)

Randolph Klaus Johnson was an American professional football player. He was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in their inaugural season of 1966. He also had brief stints with the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and Green Bay Packers. In 1974, he played with The Hawaiians of the World Football League (WFL). Johnson entered the 1966 NFL draft and became the first Texas A&I player to ever be selected in the first round (16th overall). Johnson would start the first ever game for the Falcons at quarterback on September 11, 1966 against the Los Angeles Rams. Johnson started 11 of the 14 games for the team, who won just three games.

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Randy Johnson (quarterback) timeline

  1. Johnson entered the 1966 NFL draft and became the first Texas A&I player to ever be selected in the first round (16th overall).
  2. Johnson would start the first ever game for the Falcons at quarterback on September 11, 1966 against the Los Angeles Rams.

The world when Randy Johnson (quarterback) was born

Randy Johnson (quarterback) was born in 1944. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1944

  • #1 song"Swinging on a Star" – Bing Crosby
  • Top movieGoing My Way
  • Best-selling bookStrange Fruit – Lillian Smith

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGreen Bay Packers win NFL Championship
  • Top headlineD-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6
  • Technology milestoneHarvard Mark I computer begins operations
  • Defining fadBobby socks
  • Notable inventionKidney dialysis machine
  • World population2.39 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population138.4M

1944 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Randy Johnson (quarterback)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19442026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$4,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.27$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population138.4M341 million

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