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“It reached the point when Johnson was at his peak that opponents rarely threw his way. He was Deion Sanders long before Prime Time hit the NFL.
“Jim doesn’t receive much publicity because the opposition avoids him as much as possible,” San Francisco quarterback John Brodie once said. “Talk to veteran quarterbacks like John Unitas and Bart Starr and they’ll tell you they call few pass patterns in Jimmy’s area. The only reason Johnson doesn’t lead the league in interceptions is he doesn’t get the chance.”
Former 49ers coach Dick Nolan once said Johnson was a better cornerback than two of his other players, Hall of Famer Mel Renfro and two-time All-Pro Cornell Green with the Cowboys.
The brother of Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson, Jimmy Johnson played two ways at UCLA. He was a wingback on offense and a defensive back, while also competing in track as a hurdler and broad jumper.”
Greenlaw details how he could’ve changed 49ers’ Super Bowl outcome
“I wouldn’t necessarily say I would’ve stopped Travis Kelce. He would have made some good plays and good catches and did some good things. But I know I would have made some plays out there.”
Greenlaw still emotional about ‘devastating’ Super Bowl injury
“Sometimes you get a little flashback and shed a couple of tears thinking about it,” Greenlaw told NBC Sports Bay Area in his first interview since the 49ers’ 25-22 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.”
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