CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FWAA) — University of Texas football legend Johnnie Johnson has been named the 2021 recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award and will be honored at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet presented by LendingTree on Dec. 6 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy, annually awarded to the top defensive player in college football, is announced by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America at the same event.
Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound native of LaGrange, Texas, played at the University of Texas from 1976-79 and was a two-time consensus All-American during his junior and senior seasons.