Keith
07-28-2009, 10:38 PM
PHILADELPHIA -- Jim Johnson, whose attacking defenses helped the Philadelphia Eagles to one Super Bowl appearance and five NFC title games, has died. He was 68.
Johnson had taken a leave of absence from the team in May as he continued to battle a cancerous tumor on his spine. The Eagles announced his death on Tuesday afternoon.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4362252
btw, not to derail a thread in the OP, but shame on ESPN.com for this headline there RIGHT NOW:
Favre Passes
:mad:
Johnson had taken a leave of absence from the team in May as he continued to battle a cancerous tumor on his spine. The Eagles announced his death on Tuesday afternoon.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4362252
btw, not to derail a thread in the OP, but shame on ESPN.com for this headline there RIGHT NOW:
Favre Passes
:mad: