Jason Johnson

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Jason Johnson (Jamaican footballer)

Jason Johnson (born October 9, 1990) is a Jamaican international footballer.

Career

College

After starring at Knox College and then Manchester High School in Mandeville, Jamaica, Johnson moved to the United States and enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010, which is also where he would continue his football career. In his first year at VCU, Johnson made 12 appearances and finished tied for second on the team with four goals and three assists. He was also named Third Team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team honoree. In his sophomore year in 2011, Johnson made 20 appearances and finished with a team leading 11 goals and one assist on his way to being named NSCAA All-Region third team and All-CAA second team. In 2012, Johnson made 21 appearances and led his team in goals scored with 13 and second on the team in assists with six on his way to being named Atlantic 10’s Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Atlantic 10 and NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team.

Jason Johnson (wide receiver)

Jason Mansfield Johnson (born November 8, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Illinois State University and attended West Side High School in Gary, Indiana. He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football.

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Jason Johnson (baseball)

Jason Michael Johnson (born October 27, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He throws and bats right-handed.

Career

Johnson graduated from Conner High School in Hebron, Kentucky. He did not enter college, but was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an undrafted free agent in 1992. After debuting with the Pirates in 1997, he has gone on to play for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seibu Lions, and Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2001, he received the Tony Conigliaro Award. On June 8, 2005, Johnson became the first Tigers pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season game since Les Cain in 1971. The homer came against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver, at Dodger Stadium.

Johnson's five-year tenure in Baltimore was moderately successful and he became known as an inning-eating starting pitcher as he matured. After enduring two losing seasons with Detroit, Johnson signed with Cleveland prior to the 2006 season. He fared no better there, going 3-8 with a 5.96 ERA. He was designated for assignment on June 22, 2006. Before he decided whether or not to accept the assignment, he was traded to the Boston Red Sox for cash. In Boston, his time as a member of the Red Sox was disastrous, going 0-4 with a 7.36 ERA. On August 18, 2006, Johnson was designated for assignment by the Red Sox and quickly signed to a minor league contract by the Cincinnati Reds.

Jason Johnson (quarterback)

Jason Johnson (born December 7, 1979) is a former American football quarterback who played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at the University of Arizona and attended Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington. Johnson was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos team that won the 93rd Grey Cup. He served as quarterbacks coach of the Pacific Lutheran Lutes from 2010 to 2011.

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Jason Johnson (footballer)

Jason Johnson (born 25 January 1978) is a retired Australian rules footballer who spent his entire professional career with Essendon of the Australian Football League (AFL).

Known as a tireless running midfielder, Johnson's career honours include All-Australian selection in 2001, the same year he won the W.S. Crichton Medal for Essendon's Best and Fairest player.

On 25 August 2008, Johnson and long time team mate Adam Ramanauskas announced their intention to retire from football at the end of the season.

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