Richard LaVon Johnson (born October 19 1961) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League for three seasons for the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. Previously he played with the Denver Gold and the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League. He played college football at the University of Colorado. Johnson is one of only 2 NFL football players to have 50 catches while being under 5' 7. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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