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Johnson and coach Francis complained that they used performance-enhancing agents in order to remain on equal footing with the other top athletes. In testimony before the Dubin inquiry into drug use in sport, Francis charged that Johnson was only one of many cheaters, and he just happened to get caught. Often dubbed "the dirtiest race in history ...
Johnson was born in Foraker, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation, of self-identified Irish and Cherokee ancestry, [2] [3] the son of Ollie Susan Johnson (née Workmon) and Ben Johnson Sr. [4] His father was a rancher and rodeo champion in Osage County.
Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has decided to stay with the team and turn down potential opportunities to be an NFL head coach next season, leading the Washington Commanders and ...
Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions, looks on during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Ford Field on September 24, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
For a brief moment, Ben Johnson emerged from the 1988 Summer Olympics as Canada's national hero. No athlete in Canadian history underwent a more precipitous fall from grace after he tested ...
Benjamin David Johnson (born May 11, 1986) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). His NFL coaching career began as an assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2012, coaching quarterbacks, tight ends, and wide receivers. Johnson later joined the Lions in 2019 ...
Ben Johnson's decision to turn down coaching jobs again likely involves money, but his return means the Detroit Lions will make a Super Bowl run.
Ben Johnson was born in Hamilton, Cumberland County, Virginia, on July 24, 1914. [1] His mother, Ellen Washington, was the great aunt of actor Denzel Washington.According to the 1915 New York Census, he and his parents were living at 788 Union Street, Brooklyn in an apartment above the horse stable where Johnson’s father worked.