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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

2007 HALL OF FAME

Keyshawn Johnson

  • Position Wide Receiver, USC
  • Hometown Los Angeles, California
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205

Biography

Spectacular doesn't even describe the kind of day Keyshawn Johnson enjoyed in the 1995 Classic. Texas Tech found the graceful, 6-4 receiver from USC impossible to stop. Johnson caught eight passes for 222 yards for the Trojans with three of them going for touchdowns. His first score came on a diving 12-yard grab in the corner of the end zone where he somehow managed to keep one foot inbounds. Johnson's second touchdown play, a 22-yard reception, was just as remarkable as his first. Johnson leaped high in the air to make the catch and then backpedaled four yards into the end zone while dragging a Tech defender with him. His last touchdown was an 86-yard sprint up the middle. Come to think of it, incredible may be the best word of all.