The Countdown to the 2020 NFL season is upon us. With 71 days remaining until the Browns season opener, we continue the countdown by celebrating the best Cleveland Browns player to ever wear number 71: Walter Johnson.
Walter Johnson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round with the 27th overall pick in the 1965 NFL draft out of New Mexico State University. Prior to playing at New Mexico State, Johnson was a two-way star player at Los Angeles State. However, the Browns drafted Johnson to play defensive tackle.
When the Browns drafted Johnson in 1965, they still had two solid defensive tackles in Dick Modzelewski and Jim Kanicki.