Researching Demetrious Johnson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 100622 people with the Johnson surname? In that year Johnson was ranked number 11 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Demetrious Johnson on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Demetrious Johnson and the Johnson Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 138466 people with the Johnson surname in the UK? Johnson is now ranked number 10 for popularity in the UK. |
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Demetrious Johnson (American football)
Demetrious Johnson (born July 21, 1961) is a former professional American football player. Johnson is a native St. Louisan who grew up in the Darst-Webbe Housing Project. He was the youngest of eight children and was raised by a single parent. With the odds against him, Johnson was able to stay focused and graduated from McKinley High School, and earned a full athletic scholarship to attend the University of Missouri, Columbia.
During his years at Columbia, Johnson was recognized as a premier defensive back, including Big 8 All Star. Johnson graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education with a major in Counseling Psychology. Upon graduation, the Detroit Lions drafted Johnson.
Johnson’s professional football career lasted five years. During his career, Johnson was the Lions' defensive captain and earned numerous awards, including Player of the Week. Johnson ended his professional football career with the Miami Dolphins in 1987.
Following his retirement from pro football, Johnson joined Sherwood Medical Company, which is now Covidien, as the National Sales Manager for the Athletic Sports Medicine Division.
Understanding the importance of the community recreation center during his childhood, Johnson started exploring ways to give back to his community. With a deep desire to encourage and support underprivileged children to reach their potential, Johnson founded the Demetrious Johnson Charitable Foundation, Inc. The Foundation’s motto is, “Helping today’s youth towards a better tomorrow.” Its mission is to help better the lives of inner-city youth by providing mentoring, financial, vocational/tutorial and scholastic assistance programs.
Johnson has been married to his high school sweetheart for over 25 years with whom he has three daughters: Ashley, Taylore, and Alexandria. He has another daughter, Lakisha born 1979/80.
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Source: Demetrious Johnson (American football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDemetrious Johnson
Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in ONE Championship. He is the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion. Known for his quick striking and elusive movement, Johnson has also landed the most takedowns in UFC flyweight history and co-holds the record for the latest finish in UFC history with a submission win at 4:59 of the fifth round against Kyoji Horiguchi. He is the only UFC fighter to record over 10 takedowns in three different fights. Demetrious Johnson holds the record for most finishes in UFC flyweight history with 7. He is also the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion. He is currently ranked #1 in the ONE Championship flyweight rankings.
ESPN, MMA Weekly, and various UFC personnel have called Johnson one of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. Sherdog historically ranked Johnson as the #9-pound-for-pound fighter in mixed martial arts and as the No. 2 flyweight. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time with many, including UFC Commentator Joe Rogan, historically considering him the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.
Source: Demetrious Johnson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Johnson
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