Clyde Elmer "Big John" Johnson, UK's first football All-American

Published May 13, 2022 at 5:43 AM EDT

In today's Think History, listen to the story of Clyde Elmer "Big John" Johnson, an Ashland native who attended the University of Kentucky.

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