Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
American football broadcaster, coach and executive (born 1943)
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- James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American former football coach and sports analyst.
- He is the first head football coach to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl, achieving the former with the Miami Hurricanes and the latter with the Dallas Cowboys.
- He became Miami's head football coach in 1984 and guided the team to victory in the 1988 Orange Bowl.
- His tenure from 1989 to 1993 culminated with the Cowboys winning consecutive Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII.
- Following two years away from football, Johnson returned in 1996 to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, where he served until retiring after the 1999 season.
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WikipediaJames William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American former football coach and sports analyst. Johnson served as a head football coach at the college level for 10 seasons and in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is the first head football coach to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl, achieving the former with the Miami Hurricanes and the latter with the Dallas Cowboys.
Johnson held his first head football coaching position with the Oklahoma State Cowboys from 1979 to 1983. He became Miami's head football coach in 1984 and guided the team to victory in the 1988 Orange Bowl. Following the college championship, Johnson succeeded original Cowboys head coach Tom Landry in 1989, a position that saw him help rebuild the team back to winning form. His tenure from 1989 to 1993 culminated with the Cowboys winning consecutive Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl XXVII and Super Bowl XXVIII. Johnson left Dallas after the second championship amid conflict with owner Jerry Jones.
Following two years away from football, Johnson returned in 1996 to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, where he served until retiring after the 1999 season. After his coaching retirement, Johnson appeared as an analyst for Fox Sports and was one of the featured commentators of Fox NFL Sunday until his retirement following the 2024 season. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020.
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