Career
He was known by his nickname Tassie as there were two other Johnsons at the club at the time he was recruited from North Launceston in Tasmania. Johnson was a premiership player with Melbourne in 1959, 1960 and 1964. He captained the club during the 1969 season, but they finished in last place.
In 1971 he was captain-coach of Box Hill in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
In 2004 he was named at full-back in both Melbourne and Tasmania"s Team of the Century. In 2015, he died after a long illness.