STATISTICS & HISTORY
Albin “Yump” Johnson was legendary sports figure in Connecticut . Johnson played semi-professional baseball, football and basketball from 1910 through the early 1920’s. He also won the Connecticut State handball championship and in his later years became a prominent amateur golfer. Johnson was a long time employee of Aetna Life Insurance Company, that was headquartered in Hartford Connecticut. The company sponsored powerful independent basketball and baseball teams that featured Johnson. During the basketball season, Johnson would also play additional games with other independent or league teams in the area.
YUMP JOHNSON | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 165 | College: | None | |||||
Albin Julius Johnson | Born: Jan 21, 1890 | Died: Mar 27, 1962 | Hometown: | West Hartford, Ct. | |||||||
REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
1910-11 | East Hartford Alhambra Club | Indep | |||||||||
1910-11 | Winsted | Indep | |||||||||
1910-11 | Hartford Athletiics | YMCA | |||||||||
1911-12 | Hartford | CSBL | |||||||||
1911-12 | Hartford Aetna Lifers | Indep | |||||||||
1912-13 | Hartford Aetna Lifers | Indep | |||||||||
1912-13 | South Manchrster G’s | Indep | |||||||||
1913-14 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1914-15 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1915-16 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1915-16 | Hartford Ramblers | Indep | |||||||||
1915-16 | Hartford Delphs | Indep | |||||||||
1916-17 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1916-17 | Hartford Delphs | Indep | |||||||||
1917-18 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1918-19 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Thompsonville | IL | 16 | 45 | 17 | 107 | 6.7 | ||||
1919-20 | Hartford Aetna Lifers | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Hartford Nutmegs | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Hartford Ramblers | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Hartford Nutmegs | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Hartford Wonakas | Indep | |||||||||
1919-20 | Rockfville A.A. | Indep | |||||||||
1920-21 | Hartford /Turners Falls | IL | 10 | 28 | 6 | 62 | 6.2 | ||||
1920-21 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1920-21 | Hartford Wyonakas | Indep | |||||||||
1921-22 | Hartford | IL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | ||||
1921-22 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1921-22 | Hartford ZYs | Indep | |||||||||
1922-23 | Hartford Aetna LIfers | Indep | |||||||||
1922-23 | Hartford ZYs | Indep | |||||||||
1922-23 | Hartford All-Hartford | Indep | |||||||||
1922-23 | Hartford Capitol City Five | Indep | |||||||||
1923-24 | Hartford Wakefield Morley | Indep | |||||||||
1923-24 | Hartford Liabaility Claim | Indep | |||||||||
Major League Totals | 29 | 75 | 24 | 174 | 6.0 |