Background
Johnson, Vaughan was born on March 24, 1962 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States.
Johnson, Vaughan was born on March 24, 1962 in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States.
Student, North Carolina State University.
Johnson played college football at North Carolina State University. After college, he went to play in the USFL with the Jacksonville Bulls. Afterwards, he would go on to the NFL and play for the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles.
In 2011, he was selected for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and Canadian Football League Players.
He was a four-time Pro Bowler from 1989 to 1992 while with the Saints and also a member of the vaunted Dome Patrol.