In short order, Johnson set the franchise gross punting record with a 45.3-yard average in 1965 that wasn't broken until Robert Malone averaged 45.8 yards per punt in 2012 and Ryan Quigley topped that with a 45.9 in 2014.

And that same '65 season, Johnson posted a net of 39.7 yards — before the concept of "net average" had been introduced to the game — that wasn't eclipsed until Quigley's 39.9 net in 2014. As a result, Johnson was selected for the AFL All-Star Game after that season.

Johnson's final punt as a Jet came with 15 seconds to play in their ' 16-7 rocking of the Baltimore Colts. He was one of four Titans players who went all the way with the Jets through the 1968 seaosn to notch that iconic Super Bowl triumph in Miami's Orange Bowl.

By then he was recognized as one of the Green & White's top personalities. As LB Ralph Baker once observed, "He was the most spirited leader on the team." Despite all this, Johnson was released the next August and finished his pro career with five games for the Giants.