Not everyone knows how good former San Francisco 49ers' cornerback Jimmy Johnson was ... and that includes the NFL media. Yet he was one of the NFL's first shutdown corners, a Pro Football Hall of Famer so accomplished that he was once called "the greatest defensive back who ever lived." Sadly, Johnson died Wednesday night after what his family said was a long illness. He was 86.
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the passing of former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jimmy Johnson at the age of 86.
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