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born 1967 · South Bend by formation
Anthony Scott Johnson's tie is the schoolboy formation, and the record states it exactly: the registers give his birth as October 25, 1967, in Indianapolis, while the Jacksonville Jaguars' own signing release called him "a native of South Bend" — the schooling explains the wording. He attended Stanley Clark School and played at John Adams High School in South Bend, then at Notre Dame from 1986 to 1989, lettering through the 1988 national championship season. Indianapolis drafted him in the second round of 1990, 36th overall, and he played eleven NFL seasons for five clubs — the Colts, the Jets, Chicago, Carolina and Jacksonville. His landmark came in 1996: 1,120 rushing yards for Carolina, the first thousand-yard rushing season in the Panthers' history. When Jacksonville signed him in September 2000, its release credited him with 2,854 rushing yards and fifteen touchdowns in 147 games. A South Bend schoolboy by formation, an Indianapolis birth by the register: both facts stand, and neither is inflated.
Sources
- Pro Football Archives — the Indianapolis birth, the John Adams High School line, the Notre Dame participation years and the 1990 draft position.
- Jacksonville Jaguars, signing release, September 19, 2000 — the "native of South Bend" wording, the 1,120 yards of 1996 as the Panthers' first thousand-yard season, and the career totals at the signing.
- Pro Football Reference — the eleven seasons and five clubs.