Johnson played college football for the Florida Gators, and was recognized twice as a first-team All-American.
Alonzo Al Johnson was born in Panama City, Florida.
35 among the top 100 Gators of the first century of Florida football by the sportswriters of The Gainesville Sun.
[6] Johnson was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (48th overall) of the 1986 NFL draft.
[8] As a rookie, he played in fifteen games and started nine of them at rightside linebacker, with three interceptions.