Stone Edward Johnson (April 26, 1940 — September 8, 1963) was an Olympic sprinter and American football kick returner and running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. On August 30, 1963, the rookie Johnson, a 200 meter track finalist in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and former world record holder, suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck in a preseason game against the Houston Oilers in Wichita, Kansas during a kickoff return. He died 10 days later, on September 8, at the age of 23. Although he was only on the team's active roster during preseason, his jersey number 33 was retired. See also List of American Football League players References 1940 births 1963 deaths Track and field athletes from Dallas Players of American football from Dallas American football running backs Grambling State Tigers football players Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Kansas City Chiefs players Sports deaths in Kansas African-American players of American football American male sprinters American Football League players Track and field athletes in the National Football League 20th-century African-American sportspeople National Football League players with retired numbers