Danny Lee Johnson-Stout (2018) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

Danny Lee Johnson-Stout

Induction:
2018

Danny Lee Johnson-Stout, Football (1977-81)

Becomes the 40th MSU player from football to be inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame.
Upon his induction, Danny Lee added Stout to his name for the MSU Hall of Fame as a tribute to Dr. Dick Stout, who is also in the MSU HOF.
The late Dr. Stout was a father figure to Danny Lee and the two families remain close.
Johnson was named All-OVC in 1978 and 1979.
Named OVC Offensive Player of the Year in 1978.
Named Honorable Mention All-America in 1978.
Selected to the West Kentucky College All-Star Team in 1979.
In 1978, rushed for 1,217 yards, fourth on the all-time list at MSU as of his induction in 2018. He was the top rusher in the OVC and sixth in NCAA 1-AA in 1979.
Finished with 2,522 rushing yards (1977-79), second all-time at MSU.
His 12 touchdowns in 1978 is fourth at MSU for a single season.
His 17 touchdowns at MSU is 10^th all-time.
In 1978, he had 10 games of 100 yard rushing games.
Scored four touchdowns to set the school record (still No. 2 in MSU history as of 2018) in the homecoming game against ETSU.
Had a career-high 203 yards rushing on 27 carries against East Tennessee State at home (Oct. 21, 1978).
Led MSU in rushing attempts and rushing yards in three-straight seasons in 1977 (122-565), 1978 (253-1,217) and 1979 (156-634).
Played on the Racers’ 1979 OVC Championship team that was 9-2-1 (6-0 OVC), but only appeared in the first five games before being sidelined with a knee injury.
Served the Racers as team captain for three seasons.
Played for three coaches: Bill Furgerson (1977), Mike Gottfried (1978-80) and Frank Beamer (1981).
Was a popular and highly regarded talent out of East Prairie, Missouri. He hailed from the same area of Southeast Missouri of MSU all-time rusher Don Clayton who grew up in Malden.