VIDEO: Jimmy Johnson's Reaction to Being Told He Was Selected to NFL Hall of Fame Class is Perfect
By Scott Rogust
NFL fans received a hit right to the feels on Saturday night when longtime Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher received news he'd be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame during the CBS broadcast. On Sunday, FOX unveiled a similar surprise to ex-Dallas Cowboys head coach and current analyst Jimmy Johnson. Standing by his colleagues, Hall of Fame president C. David Baker emerged from the shadows to tell Johnson that he'll finally be enshrined in Canton.
Here's the video: Former #Cowboys HC Jimmy Johnson gets word that he has been selected to the Pro Football HOF Centennial Class of 2020. Troy Aikman also emotional watching from Green Bay. Great sports moment.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) January 13, 2020
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How can you not feel unbridled joy for Johnson, a man who broke out in tears after finding out he will forever be immortalized in football history.
Even Johnson's former quarterback in Troy Aikman couldn't hold back the tears.
Troy Aikman with tears in his eyes as Jimmy Johnson chokes up while talking about how much it means to him to now be a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/EZ0YkPRrUr
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) January 13, 2020
In his nine-year coaching career with the Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, Johnson accumulated an 80-64 record and won two Super Bowls (XXVII and XXVIII).
Johnson's colleagues in Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw and Tony Gonzalez have long teased the former Cowboy for being the only member of the analyst table to not own a gold jacket.
But this summer, Jimmy Johnson will officially be a Pro Football Hall of Famer.