Johnson, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994, played his entire 16-year pro career with San Francisco. He appeared in 213 games, more than any other 49ers player at the time of his retirement.
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The 49ers drafted Johnson sixth overall in 1961 out of UCLA - the Chargers of the upstart AFL took him in the fourth round of that league's draft - and he became a starter almost immediately as a cornerback. He had five interceptions as a rookie. "You have to be worked on, cornered in and cornered out to become as good as you can be," Johnson said when he entered the Hall of Fame. "So actually I feel standing here today that I never reached that level, I never reached as good a football player as I could be. But thanks to God and inner talent I was able to present a picture to those individuals who were voting for the Hall of Fame, and my longevity and the level of game that I played from my rookie season to my last.
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