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Jimmy JohnsonAdd to My CelebsAge 68 Birthday Jul. 16th, 1943 Born in Port Arthur, Texas, USA Height |
Jimmy Johnson's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2009 - Funny People1998 - The Waterboy |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
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TRIVIA:
- (1984-1988) Head Coach, University of Miami
- Divorced his first wife shortly after being hired by the Dallas Cowboys, telling reporters she no longer fits "into my game plan."
- At the University of Miami, he coached future pro quarterbacks 'Bernie Kosar', 'Vinny Testaverde' (qv) and 'Steve Walsh (XII)' (qv). Testaverde won the Heisman Trophy in 1986, while Walsh would go on to play for Johnson for the Dallas Cowboys.
- Refused to allow the University of Miami to retire 'Bernie Kosar' (qv)'s uniform number 20, citing that "Bernie didn't finish the program here", meaning that Kosar didn't play all five years of his college eligibility. Kosar had just led the Hurricanes to the national championship in 1983 (before Johnson became coach) as a redshirt freshman and was on his way to graduating from Miami a year ahead of his class with a dual major in finance and economics. In contrast, 'Vinny Testaverde' (qv)'s number 14 was retired, even though he never led the Hurricanes to a championship and never even came close to graduating.
- High school classmate of 'G.W. Bailey' (qv) and 'Janis Joplin' (qv) in Port Arthur, Texas.
- Served as head football coach at Oklahoma State (1979-83); University of Miami (1984-88); Dallas Cowboys (1989-93) and Miami Dolphins (1996-99).
- Served as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech (1965); Picayune (1966); Wichita State (1967); Iowa State (1968-69); Oklamoma (1970-72); Arkansas (1973-76) and Pittsburgh (1977-78).
- He and Dallas Cowboys owner 'Jerry Jones (V)' (qv) were college football teammates at the University of Arkansas.
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