September's TACKLE TALK brings to you 3-time CFL All Star and 5x West All Star Linebacker, Alondra Johnson.

Johnson was born in Gardena, California and played his college ball at West Texas State. He made his CFL debut in 1989 with the BC Lions, where he was nominated for the Lion’s most outstanding defensive player. He made his impressive debut with 115 defensive tackles. Known as “the heart of the stampeder defence”, he signed with the Stamps in 1991 and played the next 13 seasons with them.

From his linebacker spot, Johnson finished with 1,095 tackles (second all-time in CFL history) and 83 special teams tackles for a grand total of 1,178 in 248 games. He also had 45 quarterback sacks for 333 yards, 43 tackles for a total loss of 113 yards, 16 fumble recoveries with 3 for touchdowns, 8 forced fumbles, 17 interceptions (one for a TD), and 10 pass knockdowns.

In 19 post-season games, Johnson registered 83 tackles and seven special team tackles for a total of 90, two QB sacks for 22 yards, seven tackles for a loss of eight yards, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one pass knockdown.

In six Grey Cups, Johnson had 27 total tackles, a Grey Cup record, with one quarterback sack for 13 yards in the 2001 game and two tackles for loss in the 1991 final. In the 1998 Grey Cup victory, 26-24 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, he set the CFL record for the most defensive tackles in a Grey Cup game with eight. That 1998 season a total of 87 tackles spurred him to the Norm Freidgate Trophy as the Most Outstanding Defensive Player in the West Division, as well as being named a West Division and CFL All-Star.

As previously mentioned, He was a CFL All-Star in 1995, 1998 and 2000, a West Division All-Star also in 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2000, and a North All-Star in 1995. Johnson was also the first CFL player to score on a two-point conversion in 1989.

He finished his CFL career in 2004 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 2001 and 2002, he received the Stampeder President's Ring Award, voted by his teammates for his inspiration on and off the field.
In 2005, Johnson was inducted into the WTSU Hall of Champions.
In 2009, Johnson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
In 2010, Johnson was inducted to the Calgary Stampeders Wall of Fame.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alondra_Johnson

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