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 Alumni Spotlight on Gary Don Johnson
Gary Don Johnson was a four-year letterman along the Bears’ defensive line from 1975 through 1979, twice earning All-SWC honors. As a sophomore in 1976, he earned consensus All-SWC recognition and All-America honors at nose guard, then after missing the 1977 campaign due to injury returned to garner first-team All-SWC honors in 1978.
A key member of Baylor’s 1979 Peach Bowl championship squad, Johnson tallied a school single-game record six tackles for loss in the Bears’ 27-17 victory over Texas Tech as a senior and went on to total 14 such stops on the year, which still stands as the eighth-best one-season effort in school history. His 28 career tackles for losses totaling 79 yards rank in a tie for ninth on Baylor’s all-time list.
After playing in the 1980 Japan Bowl as well as the Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Game, Johnson was selected in the seventh round of the 1980 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent the 1980 campaign on the Baltimore Colts roster. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas, where he works in sales.
Johnson will be inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame during the 2011 Homecoming game.
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