1988 BYU Hall of Fame
From the millions of socks to the lives of thousands of people, Floyd Johnson has touched the souls and soles of many for good. Some know him as BYU’s long-time equipment manager. Many others know him for his fatherly advice or his voluntary efforts to coordinate speaking assignments for athletics. Beginning in 1957, he scheduled BYU athletes to speak every week at church firesides, seminaries, and civic and school events.
Floyd designed specialty sports equipment that reduced injuries - independently rotating shoulder pads (enabling Eldon Fortie to play), hip pads and face guard hinges to prevent neck injuries - all of which have been adopted by manufacturers as standard issue.
Floyd catalogued his many travels, including tireless hours driving the equipment van to and from BYU’s road games, in his journal. He kept a record of every BYU athletic trip he traveled on and penned the spiritual highlights of each one.
In 1977, he was named the Sigma Epsilon’s Honorary Man of the Year.
He is the father of four children and seven foster children. In addition to the extra-mile help he has given youths as equipment manager, he has counseled many through his multiple callings as a Latter-day Saint bishop, high councilor and scoutmaster.