Jim Johnston (American football)

James Everett Johnston (April 16, 1917 – November 17, 1973) was a professional football player, an end and running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals.

Born in Parma, Idaho, he played high school football at Caldwell and college football at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Johnston was selected in the tenth round of the 1939 NFL Draft by the Redskins with the 88th overall pick.