Thomas “Pepper” Johnson (2001) | Hall of Fame Inductees

Thomas “Pepper” Johnson

Induction:
2001

Football 1982-85

Four-year letterman and three-year starter at linebacker for the Buckeyes … won First-Team All-Big Ten honors as a junior and senior and was a First-Team All-America pick as a senior . . . led the Buckeyes in tackles in each of his last two years and wound up his career with 379 total stops . . .still fifth on the all-time tackle list at OSU … had 140 tackles as a junior and a career-high 141 tackles as a senior, when OSU won the Big Ten and played in the Rose Bowl . . . elected co-captain as a junior and senior and was the team’s defensive MVP each of those years . . . played in four bowl games during his career, winning three of those …went on to an outstanding professional career, twice winning Super Bowls with the New York Giants and twice being named to the Pro Bowl.