[2] In his debut on 23 September, he scored 55 points in Fram's 93–81 victory against Ármann in the annual pre-season Reykjavík Basketball Tournament.
[8][9] At the season's end, Fram finished first in the league and achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.
After some uncertainty of his return due to Fram's poor financial situation,[10] Johnson re-signed with the team for the 1979–80 season.
[14][15] After his departure from Fram, he served as an assistant coach to Tim Dwyer of Valur[16] where he would win the national championship[17] and the Icelandic cup in March 1980.
[18] Alongside assisting Dwyer, Johnson was hired as a player-coach for 2. deild karla club ÍA in December 1979.