Johnny Counts (February 28, 1939, in New Rochelle, New York – February 21, 2004) was a professional American football player who played running back for two seasons for the New York Giants. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Hamilton Tiger Cats, scoring a touchdown in the 1964 Grey Cup, a game which saw the BC Lions beat Hamilton 34–24. Counts was an All-County running back at New Rochelle High School in 1957. He and his wife Vivian had 2 sons and a daughter.