Eagles D-Coordinator Jim Johnson dies at 68

Post #1 » by **Da Schwab** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:40 pm

Just saw this on ESPN. Sad, sad stuff.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4362252

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.

Even though I'm a Giants fan, I could appreciate the time and knowledge this guy possessed to put together some very tough defensive squads over the last 10 years in Philly.

Such a shame that a guy of his caliber passes away at a (relatively) younger age. My thoughts are with his family and the Eagles organization.

Post #2 » by **studcrackers** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:53 pm

wow, this a big loss to the nfl. the cancer must've spread fast

he always scared the crap out of me w/the agressive blitz schemes he always hatched up and of course the cowboys earlier this decade was a joke and they just murdered us

but i really respected him b/c he always had such great attacking defenses always ready to play and that defense was fun to watch

Post #3 » by **Flash3** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:48 am

was shocked to hear this on espn earlier this evening.

Reks · Post #4 » by **Reks** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:30 am

Man as an Eagles fan it killed me to hear this on NFL Network (and pissed me off that they talked about Brett Favre STAYING retired more).
He was a great coordinator and I'll definitely miss him.
RIP Jim

GS Warriors 1 · Post #5 » by **GS Warriors 1** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:40 am

R.I.P.

Post #6 » by **Icness** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:47 am

GREAT defensive mind. Took what Gunther Cunningham started and morphed it into a very effective defensive style. Good teacher of the game too--look at how much he helped so many guys develop.

RIP, he will be missed.

HighFlyer23 · Post #7 » by **HighFlyer23** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:51 am

Wow ... amazing defensive coach ... my sincerest condolences ...

Munchlaxatives · Post #8 » by **Munchlaxatives** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:40 am

Big loss, I really didn't expect the news. I knew his cancer was bad, but a man who created such a tough defense was elevated in my eyes.

May he RIP and haunt the Cowboys from beyond the grave.

Ticket_Stub · Post #9 » by **Ticket_Stub** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:52 pm

Heard this on ESPN, sad news.

R.I.P.

Posey H8er · Post #10 » by **Posey H8er** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:13 pm

26 Pro Bowlers in 10 years.

RIP.

Post #11 » by **TNBT** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:24 am

I don't know much about the guy, but it is sad to see anyone pass away at such an age. RIP.

DFolks · Post #12 » by **DFolks** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:45 pm

how many nascar events did jim johnson win?

Bleeding Blue · Post #13 » by **Bleeding Blue** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 1:40 am

DFolks wrote:how many nascar events did jim johnson win?

Show some respect