Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson, a lockdown cornerback who spent his entire 16-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, died on Wednesday evening, his family announced. He was 86. The Hall of Fame made the announcement Thursday for Johnson's family, which said he had been in declining health for some time and had remained in the San Francisco area. Enshrined in 1994, Johnson played from 1961-76 in 213 games — at the time a franchise record later broken by Jerry Rice. Johnson's 47... Read this story
