After announcing his retirement as an NFL studio analyst on Monday, Miami legend Jimmy Johnson received praise for a great career from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. In addition to being teammates at Arkansas, Jones hired Johnson as the head coach in Dallas where they won two Super Bowls together.
Jones' press release was shared on the Dallas X page. He mentions that from the time they were in college to holding up Super Bowl trophies together, he knew Johnson would be successful. Jones called Johnson one of the most gifted people he's ever been around.
Jones continued stating that Johnson blazed a remarkable and unique trail into football and broadcasting history and congratulated him on his incredible career. Johnson was the Dallas head coach from 1989 through 1993 after spending the previous five seasons with Miami.
Johnson came to Miami after going 29–25–3 in five seasons during his first head coaching job at Oklahoma State. After finishing 8-5 in his first season at Miami in 1984, Johnson built a national power over the next four seasons. Miami finished 44-4 from 1985 through 1988 and won the 1987 National Championship with a 12-0 record.
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Jones hired Johnson in 1989 to replace Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tom Landry. In five seasons in Dallas, Johnson went 44-36 culminating with victories in Super Bowl XXVII and XXVIII in his final two years. After a falling out, Johnson and Jones agreed to mutually part ways in March 1984.
Johnson was part of the original Fox NFL Sunday in 1994 and 1995. After two seasons with Fox, Johnson left to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins were 36-28 in four seasons under Johnson with playoff appearances in the last three years, but never made it past the divisional round.
Johnson retired from coaching at the age of 56 after the 1999 season and returned to Fox NFL Sunday in 2000. Pro Football Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long have been part of Fox NFL Sunday since its 1994 inception. James Brown was the original host, and he was succeeded by Curt Menafee in 2006.
Johnson will forever be linked to Miami. During Superbowl LIX last month, Fox posted an animated retrospective of Johnson's career. That led to the speculation that Johnson would retire before his announcement on Monday, Johnson is one of the most beloved Miami Hurricanes in the history of the athletic department.