Career
He was an alumnus of Sequoia High School and then scored 1000 points in three years at the University of California, Berkeley. The San Francisco Warriors drafted Johnson in the 6th round of the 1971 National Basketball Association Draft. The 6-foot-0, 170-pound guard played with the Warriors for five seasons and part of a sixth until he was waived in early January 1978.
After his release, Johnson was signed by the Washington Bullets in January, 1978, after a season-ending injury to Philosophy Chenier.
Elvin Hayes attributed the Bullets championship run to the acquisition of Johnson. The Bullets topped the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers to reach the championship round.
Johnson died of cancer on June 1, 2007, aged 58.