He was the head football coach at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minnesota from 1989 to 2023.
A native of Chicago, Johnson played college football at Bethel, starting for four seasons as a defensive lineman.
He served as the head football coach at Cathedral High School in St.
In 1986, he was a graduate assistant at the University of Minnesota under head football coach John Gutekunst.
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