Rick Johnson

Biography

Date of Birth 21 January 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA Height 6' 4" (1.93 m) He was a record breaking quarterback for the 'Salukis' at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale until graduating in the early 80s. He then went on to become a quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in the mid 1980s. After being injured, he decided to pursue other interests... namely acting, and moved out west to Hollywood. After getting an agent and while landing acting roles, he studied acting for several years under the tutelage of a well known acting teacher. Eventually, he went on to teach himself until he had a breakthrough and decided to take more control of his career by writing, directing and acting in his directorial debut, _Rustin (2000)_. Trivia Was a quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in mid 1980s. Rick Johnson played five regular season games and one playoff game at quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1989. Rick played for the Calgary Stampeders from 1985-1988. In 1986 he was the All-Western and All-Canadian quarterback. Although he had already indicated his intention to retire from football to pursue an acting career, the British Columbia Lions obtained his rights from the Toronto Argonauts in 1990 in the deal for quarterback Matt Dunigan.