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Brendon McCormack
Mike Johnson

“He was destined to be really, really good,” said J.R. Wilburn, who later starred at receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers. “If you’d been drawing a football player, you’d draw him.”

“He could’ve been an outstanding offensive lineman or even tight end” in the NFL, said Bobby Bryant, later a perennial All-Pro defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings. “He definitely had All-American potential.”

Following Johnson’s death, an emotional Marvin Bass — also USC’s athletics director — announced publicly that “no one will wear (Johnson’s) No. 56 again.” On Oct. 8, 1965, USC officially announced his number’s retirement.


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