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10 things to know about former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson, including hustling bridge

10 things to know about Jimmy Johnson, whom you already know played with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones at Arkansas and was the first to coach a Super Bowl winner and college championship team.

1. Famous classmates

Johnson was born in Port Athur, Texas and went to high school (Port Arthur Jefferson) with Janis Joplin and actor G.W. Bailey (think Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy movies). Johnson played for the Razorbacks’ 1964 national championship team and was nicknamed “Jimmy Jumpup” because he never stayed on the ground for long during football practices or games.