John Johnson (trainer)
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John "Mr. J" Johnson is a retired athletic trainer
for the New York Giants
of the National Football League
.
He started working for the Giants in 1948 working at the Giants pre-season training camp and retired in 2008 after the Giants won Super Bowl XLII
. He worked on the sidelines for 874 regular season games and 34 post season games. In addition he worked as an athletic trainer for Manhattan College
.
Athletic trainer
An athletic trainer is a certified, health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession since 1990....
for the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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He started working for the Giants in 1948 working at the Giants pre-season training camp and retired in 2008 after the Giants won Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game on February 3, 2008 that featured the National Football Conference champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League champion for the 2007 season...
. He worked on the sidelines for 874 regular season games and 34 post season games. In addition he worked as an athletic trainer for Manhattan College
Manhattan College
Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...
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