jimmy johnson
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Biography from the 1996 UMSHoF Induction Banquet program:
Head Coach Jimmy Johnson was the cornerstone of the Hurricane football program that personified the team on the 1980's. After taking over the helm of the team that had just won the University's first National Championship in 1983, Coach Johnson structured the football program from a fairytale underdog to a national powerhouse, dominating intercollegiate for years, rather than just a season. In his last three seasons Jimmy Johnson served as head coach, the Hurricanes finished in the top two (2) and captured the 1987 National Championship. During Coach Johnson's tenure, the Hurricanes set school records for consecutive wins, with 36, and consecutive road victories with 20. Jimmy began Miami's NCAA-record 58-game home winning streak by posting victories in his final 26 games in the Orange Bowl. He went on to coach the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl victories in five years and coach the Miami Dolphins for four years. Coach Johnson is presently a football analyst for Fox and HBO.
He was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2012.
Jimmy Johnson was named as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on January 12, 2020 in a live ceremony on Fox Sport's NFL television coverage of the Seattle-Green Bay playoff game. He will become the 328th member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ceremonies this August in Canton, Ohio.
Head Coach Jimmy Johnson was the cornerstone of the Hurricane football program that personified the team on the 1980's. After taking over the helm of the team that had just won the University's first National Championship in 1983, Coach Johnson structured the football program from a fairytale underdog to a national powerhouse, dominating intercollegiate for years, rather than just a season. In his last three seasons Jimmy Johnson served as head coach, the Hurricanes finished in the top two (2) and captured the 1987 National Championship. During Coach Johnson's tenure, the Hurricanes set school records for consecutive wins, with 36, and consecutive road victories with 20. Jimmy began Miami's NCAA-record 58-game home winning streak by posting victories in his final 26 games in the Orange Bowl. He went on to coach the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl victories in five years and coach the Miami Dolphins for four years. Coach Johnson is presently a football analyst for Fox and HBO.
He was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2012.
Jimmy Johnson was named as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame on January 12, 2020 in a live ceremony on Fox Sport's NFL television coverage of the Seattle-Green Bay playoff game. He will become the 328th member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in ceremonies this August in Canton, Ohio.
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