Ron Johnson (Australian footballer)

Ron Johnson
Personal information
Full name Ronald Johnson
Date of birth (1938-05-20)20 May 1938
Date of death 15 February 2023(2023-02-15) (aged 84)
Original team(s) Richmond Amateurs
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–62 Richmond 19 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Johnson (20 May 1938 – 15 February 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]

Johnson was a teacher in the Victorian Technical School system in the plumbing/sheet metal area. He was coach of the Burwood Technical School Year 7 & Year 8 Shell Lightning Premiership Teams taking the 1979 & 1980 teams to runners up in the State.

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 450. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Vale Ron Johnson". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2023.