Charles Johnson (basketball)

Charles Johnson

No. 10, 15
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	March 31, 1949(1949-03-31)
Place of birth	Corpus Christi, Texas
Nationality	American
Date of death	June 1, 2007(2007-06-01) (aged 58)
Place of death	Oakland, California
High school	Sequoia (Redwood City, California)
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
College	California
NBA Draft	1971 / Round: 6 / Pick: 93rd overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	1972–1979
Career history
1972–1978	Golden State Warriors
1978–1979	Washington Bullets
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA Champion (1975, 1978)
Career statistics
Points	4,241 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds	1,318 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	973 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Charles "Charlie" Johnson (March 31, 1949 - June 1, 2007) was an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and the Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association. He was an alumnus of Sequoia High School and then scored 1000 points in three years at Cal Berkeley.

Johnson was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors out of the University of California, Berkeley in the 6th round, 8th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-0, 170-pound guard played with the Warriors for five seasons and part of a sixth until he was waived in early January 1978. That misfortune changed to good tidings when he became a member of the 1977-78 NBA Championship Washington Bullets. On January 24, 1978, the Bullets signed Johnson first to a 10-day trial contract, and then a multi-year deal. In 39 games with Washington, Johnson averaged 8.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists.

Elvin Hayes attributed the Bullets comeback to the acquisition of Johnson. Washington, which had seen injuries deplete their roster throughout the early season, was in dire need of an experienced guard to replace Phil Chenier, who was finally lost for the season in January.^[1]

Johnson scored 80 points in the last four games of the 1978 NBA finals that Washington won, 4-3, over the Seattle SuperSonics. The Bullets topped the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers to reach the championship round.

He died of cancer on June 1, 2007, aged 58.^[2]

References

1. ^ 'Fat Lady' Sings Victorious Tune for Bullets
2. ^ Former Sequoia great Johnson dies

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 31, 1949
Place of birth	Corpus Christi, Texas
Date of death	June 1, 2007
Place of death	Oakland, California