John Henry Johnson (November 24, 1929 – June 3, 2011) was an American fullback in collegiate and Professional Football. He played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Interprovincial Football Union in 1953, then from 1954 to 1965 for the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, and then one season (1966) with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League.