Johnnie Dawson (November 8, 1914 – August 6, 1984) was an American Negro league catcher between 1938 and 1942.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Dawson made his Negro leagues debut in 1938 with the Kansas City Monarchs, and played with the Chicago American Giants and Memphis Red Sox in 1940.

[1][2] He returned to the Monarchs during their 1942 Negro World Series championship season,[3] Dawson's final season in baseball.

He died in Los Angeles, California in 1984 at age 69.

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