Gadzira shanduro yakaoma zvikuru yemutsara uyu Anjiniya mukuru paNMSU, Johnson akawana dhigirii rake rebachelor muinjiniya wemakemikari paNMSU aine 4.0 GPA muna 1961.
Ichokwadi, shanduro yakaoma kunzwisisa yemutsara uyu ndeyekuti "An engineering major paNMSU, Johnson akaenderera mberi nezvidzidzo zvake panguva yeNFL basa rake uye akawana madhigirii e master uye doctorate mu chemical engineering kubva kuWashington University muSt. Louis panguva imwe chete achitamba muNFL. "