Buff Nation awoke to sobering news on Wednesday with the passing of a beloved football star from the early 1990s glory years. Multiple reports out of North Carolina confirmed the death of former CU receiver Charles E. Johnson. He was 50.
after a welfare check at a hotel in Raleigh ended with the discovery of a body. The report noted there was no preliminary signs of foul play.
Despite the pass-happy offenses of modern football, Johnson remains prominent in the CU record book. Johnson still ranks sixth all-time for the Buffs in receiving yards , 13th in receptions , and ninth in receiving touchdowns . His 1,149 receiving yards in 1992 is the Buffs’ single-season record, and his 1,082 yards a year later ranks third.
Johnson was a first-round selection in the 1994 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh, where he later was reunited with CU quarterback Kordell Stewart. Johnson spent nine seasons in the league with the Steelers, Philadelphia, New England and Buffalo. He posted one 1,000-yard season, recording 1,008 yards for Pittsburgh in 1996, and caught a career-high 65 passes in 1998.
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