| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1936-05-16) May 16, 1936 (age 88) King City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1961 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1962–1974 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 1975–1978 | Notre Dame (OC) |
| 1979–1997 | Oklahoma (assistant) |
| 1998–2012 | Oklahoma (DFO) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Second-team All-Big Eight (1957) | |
Merv Johnson (born May 16, 1936) is a former American football coach and executive.
Johnson was born in King City, Missouri in 1936. He attended the University of Missouri where he played football from 1955 to 1957, as a tackle. Johnson began his coaching career with the University of Arkansas as an assistant, then served as an assistant at Missouri from 1960 to 1961, Arkansas again from 1962 to 1974, Notre Dame from 1975 to 1978, and Oklahoma from 1979 to 1997. From 1998 to 2012, he was Oklahoma's director of football operations. He is a member of the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and has received the All-American Football Foundation's Mike Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award and National Football Foundation Integrity Award.
References
- "Merv Johnson - Oklahoma Sooners". www.soonersports.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015.
- "Sooner Magazine". Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- "Tulsa Sports Charities Blog – Merv Johnson to Preview OU Football Season". www.tulsasportscharities.org. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
- Kersey, Jason Oklahoma football: Merv Johnson finds solace in work after his wife's death November 27, 2013
- "Forde: Been there, done that". November 3, 2004.
- Living people
- 1936 births
- American football tackles
- Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches
- Missouri Tigers football coaches
- Missouri Tigers football players
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners football announcers
- Oklahoma Sooners football coaches
- People from King City, Missouri
- Players of American football from Missouri