Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that
George F. Johnson the municipalities never charge money for a magic ride." Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Johnson City, New York: "… Mr. George F. Johnson offered to make a generous donation towards a new church if it were allowed to carry his mother’s name, Mrs. Sarah Jane Johnson. …" George F. Johnson Elementary School, built in 2000, was named after him. It is part of the Union-Endicott Central School District. It is the second Union-Endicott elementary school to be named after him. The first was located in West Endicott. Johnson died on November 28, 1948 in Endicott, NY. George