Norman Douglas Johnson(Born in 1960) is a former professional American Football player who played placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League. During that time, he played for the Seattle Seahawks(1982-1990), Atlanta Falcons(1991-1994), Pittsburgh Steelers(1995-1998), and the Philadelphia Eagles(1999). Before his NFL career, he played for UCLA.
Johnson finished his 18 NFL seasons with 366 of 477 field goals(76%) and 638 of 644 extra points(99%), giving him a total of 1,736 points. As of 2006, this ranks him #4 on the NFL's list of all time leading scorers.
Johnson's best season was in 1995, when he led the NFL in field goals made(34) and attempted(41), while also successfully kicking all 39 of his extra point attempts. He then assisted the Steelers to Super Bowl XXX by kicking 4 field goals in their 40-21 devisional playoff win over the Buffalo Bills and 2 field goals in their 20-16 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC title game. He also kicked a 46-yard field goal in the Steelers 27-17 Super Bowl loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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