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Charley Johnson

Charley Johnson

1961–1975  ·  QB  ·  6'1", 200 lb  ·  b. 1938  ·  Schreiner College

Career 24,410 pass yds · 170 pass TD · 539 rush yds · 10 rush TD

Seasons leading his conference
6
1 best in the NFL 5 conference only
28 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1964 Best season

Spanning 1963–1973, peaking at 4 titles in 1964.

Team records #3 Cardinals career Y/A #3 Cardinals 1963 TD #3 Cardinals 1962 Y/A #3 Broncos 1974 Y/A #4 Cardinals career TD #5 Cardinals career RTG #7 Cardinals career YDS #7 Cardinals career CMP% #8 Broncos career TD #10 Broncos career YDS

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 140th Conference titles 6
  • 460th Best in the NFL 1
  • 119th Top-5 finishes 28

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pass Attempts 2 1st 2 yrs (1963–1964) 1963 423 1964 NFL 420 1973 #2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1st — 1964 NFL 24 1963 #2 1973 #2
Completions 1 1st — 1964 NFL 223 1963 #2 1973 #2
Passing Touchdowns 1 1st — 1973 AFC 20 1963 #2
Passing Yards 1 1st — 1964 NFL 3,045 1963 #2 1973 #2
Completion Percentage — #3 — 1972 #3
Yards per Attempt — #2 — 1972 #2 1973 #3 1974 #2
Passer Rating — #3 — 1972 #3 1974 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1973 1 TD 20
1964 4 YDS 3,045 CMP 223 ATT 420 INT 24
1963 1 ATT 423

Passing

  led the league   15 seasons
Year Team Lg G CMP ATT CMP% YDS Y/A TD INT SK RTG
1961 SLC NFL 4 5 13 38.5% 51 3.92 0 2 — 10.9
1962 SLC NFL 11 150 308 48.7% 2,440 7.92 16 20 — 65.9
1963 SLC NFL 14 222 423 52.5% 3,280 7.75 28 21 — 79.5
1964 SLC NFL 14 223 420 53.1% 3,045 7.25 21 24 — 69.4
1965 SLC NFL 11 155 322 48.1% 2,439 7.57 18 15 — 73.0
1966 SLC NFL 9 103 205 50.2% 1,334 6.51 10 11 — 65.0
1967 SLC NFL 5 12 29 41.4% 162 5.59 1 3 — 31.8
1968 SLC NFL 7 29 67 43.3% 330 4.93 1 1 — 57.4
1969 SLC NFL 12 131 260 50.4% 1,847 7.10 13 13 — 69.5
1970 HOO AFC 10 144 281 51.2% 1,652 5.88 7 12 — 59.8
1971 HOO AFC 14 46 94 48.9% 592 6.30 3 7 — 48.7
1972 DEN AFC 12 132 238 55.5% 1,783 7.49 14 14 — 74.6
1973 DEN AFC 14 184 346 53.2% 2,465 7.12 20 17 — 74.9
1974 DEN AFC 14 136 244 55.7% 1,969 8.07 13 9 — 84.5
1975 DEN AFC 14 65 142 45.8% 1,021 7.19 5 12 — 46.7
Career — — 165 1,737 3,392 51.2% 24,410 7.20 170 181 — 69.2

Rushing

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
1961 SLC NFL 4 1 -3 -3.00 0 — —
1962 SLC NFL 11 25 138 5.52 3 — —
1963 SLC NFL 14 41 143 3.49 1 — —
1964 SLC NFL 14 31 93 3.00 2 — —
1965 SLC NFL 11 25 60 2.40 1 — —
1966 SLC NFL 9 20 39 1.95 2 — —
1967 SLC NFL 5 0 0 — 0 — —
1968 SLC NFL 7 5 -1 -0.20 0 — —
1969 SLC NFL 12 17 51 3.00 1 — —
1970 HOO AFC 10 5 3 0.60 0 — —
1971 HOO AFC 14 2 0 0.00 0 — —
1972 DEN AFC 12 3 0 0.00 0 — —
1973 DEN AFC 14 7 -2 -0.29 0 — —
1974 DEN AFC 14 4 -3 -0.75 0 — —
1975 DEN AFC 14 10 21 2.10 0 — —
Career — — 165 196 539 2.75 10 — —