John Johnson, a longtime trainer for the Giants who oversaw the well-being of six decades worth of players and was inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor in October, died Sunday in New Jersey at age 98. Only former owner Wellington Mara, whose affiliation with the team began at age 9 when his father, Tim, founded the Giants in 1925 and ended upon his death in 2005, had a longer tenure with the franchise.
“Johnny Johnson was one of the finest men I have ever known,” Giants co-owner John Mara said. “He spent 60 years with our team caring for players from Charlie Conerly and Frank Gifford right on up to Eli Manning.