Undra Johnson Information & Undra Johnson Links at HealthHaven.com

**Undra Johnson**
Date of birth:	January 8, 1966 (age 43)
Place of birth:	Valdosta, GA
Career information
Position(s):	Running back
College:	West Virginia
NFL Draft:	1989 / Round: 7 / Pick: 172
Organizations
	As player:
1989; 1989; 1989	Atlanta Falcons; New Orleans Saints; Dallas Cowboys
Playing stats at NFL.com

Undra Jerome Johnson (born January 8, 1966 in Valdosta, Georgia) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, and the Dallas Cowboys.

[edit] High school career

Johnson played high school football at Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

[edit] Collegiate career

Johnson played college football at West Virginia University in 1985 and played backup his freshman season, behind John Holifield. Johnson rushed for 257 yards and a touchdown that season.

In the 1986 season, Johnson's sophomore year, he beat out Holifield for the starting job at running back. He rushed for a team-high 652 yards and five touchdowns that season, as the Mountaineers went 4-7.

As a junior in 1987, Johnson played backup once again, this time to A.B. Brown. Johnson and the Mountainers, led by the freshman star Major Harris at quarterback, went 6-6. Johnson rushed for 593 yards and four touchdowns that season, behind Brown's 1,000 yards.

In Johnson's final season as a Mountaineer, 1988, the team went undefeated for the first time in school history. Johnson shared time at halfback with Brown. Johnson was again second on the team rushing to Brown, this time with 709 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.

[edit] Professional career

Johnson was drafted in the seventh round (172 overall) in the 1989 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.^[1] He played one game for the Falcons and five games for the New Orleans Saints in the 1989 NFL season.

[edit] Personal

Johnson is now a stock broker in Bridgeport, West Virginia.^[2]

Johnson made an appearance at the 2007 West Virginia vs. East Carolina football game as an honorary captain for the Mountaineers.^[3]

[edit] External links

Stats from databasefootball.com

[edit] References

Preceded by John Holifield	WVU Starting Running Back 1986	Succeeded by A.B. Brown
Preceded by A.B. Brown	WVU Starting Running Back 1988 (Shared with A.B. Brown)	Succeeded by Garrett Ford, Jr.

This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[0] ttp://www.nfl.com/draft/history/letter/J

[1] ttp://dailymail.com/static/specialsections/lookingback/lb07091.htm

[2] Scout.com: Honorary Game Captains Set for ECU

[1]

[2]

[3]