University of Maine Athletics

Johnson, who competed in three College World Series while at UMaine, was named NCAA Regional All-Star Co-Most Valuable Player in 1981 after tallying three postseason regional victories on the mound for the Black Bears. A two-time Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) all-tournament team selection, Johnson went 18-10 on the hill, including an impressive 9-2 mark as a sophomore. He was selected in the 2^nd round, 37^th overall, by the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 Major League Baseball draft and went on to play three years, for both the Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays, and seven seasons in the minor leagues.