Each player was part of a terrific foursome in the NFL from 1954-1957 nicknamed the “Million Dollar Backfield.” That quartet also included quarterback Y. A. Tittle and running back Hugh McElhenny.

The last surviving member of the 49ers’ “Million Dollar Backfield” uses a cane, sleeps with a mask because of his emphysema and stopped playing golf about a decade ago after he fell and ...

A member of "The Million Dollar Backfield," Johnson was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1987 following a professional career that spanned 14 seasons. Johnson was later ...

Using a traditional T-formation, the 49ers employed the famed "Million Dollar Backfield," which featured fullback Joe Perry, quarterback Y.A. Tittle and halfback John Henry Johnson, along with ...