Jimmy Johnson

[121Josey]

At the half, Mark May talked about coaches leaving at Pitt. Specifically he mentioned Jimmy Johnson leaving for OKST. I never knew JJ coached under Sherrill. I also learned that JJ coached HS at Picayune.

He's a pretty good driver too.**

 

[CoastDawg18]

I also learned that JJ coached HS at Picayune.

Sure did. I've always heard he was there one season and didn't win a single game. He was fired for hitting a student supposedly. Discipline type hitting, not fighting type hitting.

 

[was21]

Damn...best decision he ever made to slap the shat out of him...if not he'd probably still be there in picayune

 

[msu84grad]

I interviewed him when he brought Miami to Sugar Bowl one year...

Sure did. I've always heard he was there one season and didn't win a single game. He was fired for hitting a student supposedly. Discipline type hitting, not fighting type hitting.

I was the sports writer on the daily in Picayune at the time and found out about this when looking through some old HS annuals. The story I was told by JJ himself was that he was given an opportunity to coach back at Arkansas so he took it after one year. No one there made any mention of being fired, but he did leave at mid-term.

 

[patdog]

I think the Picayune job was a 1-year deal for him from the beginning simply because a job he thought he had fell through.