Jason Johnson (quarterback)

Jason Johnson
Born:	December 7, 1979; Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	QB
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
College	Arizona
High school	Puyallup (WA) Rogers
Career history
As coach
2010–2011	Pacific Lutheran (QB)
As player
2004–2006	Edmonton Eskimos
2008	Catania Elephants
2009	Swarco Raiders
Career highlights and awards
	Eurobowl XXIII champion 2009; Grey Cup champion (2005);

Jason Johnson (born December 7, 1979) is a former professional American football quarterback who played three seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and also two seasons in Europe Austrian Football League and Italian Football League.

Johnson played college football at the University of Arizona and attended Rogers High School in Puyallup, Washington. While at Arizona, he earned two all conference honors and he would break many school records including most passing yards in a game. He won the 2001 Woody Hayes Award as the top male scholar-athlete in Division I sports.

He was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos team that won the 93rd Grey Cup. Johnson served as quarterbacks coach of the Pacific Lutheran Lutes from 2010 to 2011.[1]

Johnson also played for the Swarco Raiders of the Austrian Football League in 2009. The Raiders lost in the Austrian league semi final, but Johnson helped the Raiders to win the European championship Euro Bowl XXIII defeating the La Courneuve Flash of France 30-19. [2][3] He played for the Catania Elephants of the Italian Football League in 2008 and led the league in passer rating and touchdown passes.[4][5]

References

"Jason Johnson". golutes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
Johnson, Christie (March 26, 2009). "SWARCO Raiders vs. TUREK Graz Giants Preview". football-austria.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA". bigstockphoto.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
Hansen, Greg (May 18, 2008). "As Larry Smith once learned, suggesting fans not attend games flirts with danger". tucson.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Catania Elephants prove that hard work and commitment pay off". europlayers.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

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[A-1] "Jason Johnson". golutes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[2] Johnson, Christie (March 26, 2009). "SWARCO Raiders vs. TUREK Graz Giants Preview". football-austria.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA". bigstockphoto.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

[4] Hansen, Greg (May 18, 2008). "As Larry Smith once learned, suggesting fans not attend games flirts with danger". tucson.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[5] "Catania Elephants prove that hard work and commitment pay off". europlayers.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)