Campbellsville University Athletics

Donnie Johnson
Fighting Tiger Football (2001-2004)
Tiger Baseball (2003-2006)

A Winchester, Ky. native, Donnie Johnson started his Campbellsville University career on the Fighting Tiger football team but it finished as the only known two-sport NAIA All-American.


A 2005 graduate of Campbellsville University, Johnson played under the late head football coach Ron Finley from 2001-2002 and former coach Mark Peach his final two seasons from 2003-2004. During his football career, Johnson made a name for himself by nearly breaking every kicking and punting record in program history. Upon the induction date, Johnson still holds numerous kicking and punting records. As a kicker, Johnson holds the most points scored in a single-season (77),  most field goals made in a single-season and career (14 and 38), and the most PATs made in a career (159). As an All-American punter, Johnson averaged 40.7 yards per punt in 2003 and still holds the longest punt in Fighting Tiger football history with a 70-yarder versus Lambuth on Oct. 4, 2003.

During his football career, Johnson was named an All-Mid-South Conference performer as a kicker and punter a combined six times, Academic All-Conference performer twice, Don Hansen All-American three times, and an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention punter in 2003. In addition, Johnson was a valuable member of the Fighting Tigers when Campbellsville won its first NAIA Playoff game against St. Francis, 42-21, on Nov. 17, 2001.

In the midst of a stellar football career, Johnson decided his sophomore season to join Beauford Sanders’ baseball squad and it was a decision that helped mold Campbellsville baseball into what it is today. Johnson was a part of three Mid-South Conference championships, an Academic All-Conference selection twice, All-Conference and All-Region performer twice and an NAIA All-American as a relief pitcher in 2005 and 2006. Upon his induction, Johnson is only the third Tiger baseball player to earn NAIA First-Team honors.  Johnson went on to play one season of professional baseball with the Evansville Otters where they won the Frontier League Championship in 2006. 

Johnson set numerous records as a relief pitcher and still holds them upon his induction. He holds the single-season record for lowest ERA at 0.81 and career saves at 25. Johnson holds the second and third spot on the all-time list in single-season saves with 11 and nine in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He also appeared in 27 games in 2006 and 62 throughout his career – both good for second on the all-time list.
 
After graduating from Campbellsville with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Chemistry, Johnson started his career at UPS Bowling Green, Ky. and is currently making his way to the top as a Senior Account Executive with UPS in Louisville, Ky.


Inducted November 12, 2016