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Watch: Jimmy Johnson Surprised with Hall of Fame Announcement On Air
The former Oklahoma State coach will be part of the 2020 HOF class.
In the list of Twitter clips that I can watch over and over again, the door knock Hall-of-Fame announcement videos from Canton, Ohio are near the top. This year the Pro Football Hall of Fame did us one better.
During this weekend’s playoff coverage, Hall of Fame president David Baker surprised Jimmy Johnson, announcing that he would be enshrined as part of the hall’s 2020 class.
All the feels.
Incredible moment.
Legendary @dallascowboys coach @JimmyJohnson finds out live on TV he is the newest member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/GK3jlSlWRz
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) January 13, 2020
Johnson got his first head coaching job at Oklahoma State where he went 30-25-2 from 1979-83 before going on to Miami where he won a national championship in 1987. From there he spent four years as the Dallas Cowboys’ head coach, winning two Super Bowls and was credited with building the roster that won a third ring with Barry Switzer at the helm two years after his departure. Johnson finished his coaching career with the Miami Dolphins.
Fellow FOX analyst Troy Aikman was visibly emotional on air.
"I think he's gonna look real good in gold."@TroyAikman shares the emotions he felt when he found out his former coach @JimmyJohnson will join him in the Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/wXaaU11nhR
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 13, 2020
And then went to Instagram to shout out his former head coach.
Johnson will now be enshrined in both football halls. He was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
Johnson joins former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher who was surprised in similar fashion on his CBS set on Saturday. The remainder of the 15-person class is yet to be announced.
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