"Vinnie Johnson Vincent Johnson (born September 1, 1956), is a retired American professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was nicknamed ""the Microwave"" in the NBA. Starting his career in 1975 at the juco McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, Johnson was a star there for two years, leading the team to the NJCAA national tournament in the 1976-77 season while averaging 29 points per game and being named a junior college All-American. Johnson transferred across town to attend Baylor"
"sports, entertainment and media company, where he worked for thirty years. He was the COO, and then the CEO - Sports and Entertainment. At the time, IMG had 3,000 employees in 70 offices in 35 countries. In 2004, Sports Business Journal named Johnson the Most Influential Agent in Sports. Advertising Age named him the ""Top Marketer"". In 2005, Sports Business Journal (SBJ) named him the #25 Most Powerful Person in Sports. Over the course of his career, Johnson has represented three NFL MVPs, the #1 ranked players in both men's and women's tennis, the #1 ranked women's golfer as well"
"Magic Johnson and Sycamores forward Larry Bird competed against each other for the first time; the pair developed a rivalry in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1980s. Michigan State won to claim the school's first national championship in men's basketball. The 1979 NCAA tournament final had the highest Nielsen ratings of any game in the history of American basketball. The Sycamores were not ranked in the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International preseason polls, and coaches in their Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) did not pick them to win the league. The team, which had been coached by"
"was coached by soon to be Olympic teammate Maureen Mendoza and led the team to a second-place finish at the Collegiate National Championship Tournament. Johnson was named the Collegiate National Championship Most Valuable Player. She was also honored as the MPSF Northern Division Player of the Year, Western Regional Most Valuable Player and NCAA First Team All-American. She was named the Daily Californian Female Athlete of the Year. Johnson was the Most Valuable Player for the California Golden Bears for three-straight years (1994–96). In 2010 Johnson was inducted in the University of California Hall of Fame. After graduating from the"
"include: Magnus Wislander, Stefan Lövgren, Staffan Olsson, Peter Gentzel, Ola Lindgren, Tomas Svensson, Kim Andersson, Magnus Andersson, Mattias Andersson, Marcus Ahlm, Jonas Källman, Kim Ekdahl Du Rietz and Magnus Jernemyr. Basketball has gained attention in Sweden through a series of internationally significant events. In 1999, Earvin ""Magic"" Johnson, one of the best basketball players in world history, bought the club M7 Borås and played several games there. Later, several Swedish basketball teams competed at international tournaments. Ten years after Magic Johnson's first games in Sweden, Jonas Jerebko became the first person born and raised in Sweden to play in the"
"Basketball Hall of Fame. He is currently the co-host of ""NBA Today"", which airs weekdays on Sirius XM NBA Radio and also is the play-by-play TV analyst for the Phoenix Suns on Fox Sports Arizona. After graduating from Chicago's Westinghouse High School, Johnson, a sharpshooting 6'7"" forward/guard, attended the University of Illinois, majoring in history, before being selected by the Kansas City Kings in the 1981 NBA draft. Among Fighting Illini fans he is probably best remembered for his game-winning shot against Michigan State University (MSU). At the time, MSU, which was led by future all-time NBA great Earvin ""Magic"""
"from a well-known footballing family, and Arthur ""Chick"" Johnson a renowned as an exponent of the long-dead art of dribbling a rugby ball. He was a forward playing out of position on the . With 20 minutes left in the game he dribbled the ball from inside his own half, beating Australia's , Howard Hallett, to score a try, in what became known as the Rorke's Drift Test. Johnson, gained a cap for England at Widnes in 1914 against Wales, and four caps for Great Britain while at Widnes in 1914 against Australia, and New Zealand, and He was selected"
"student that Heathcote was awarded the head basketball coaching job at Michigan State University. Again, he followed his former coach and helped out as a graduate assistant. He coached the JV team, went to the varsity practices, and helped recruit high school talent. Among those recruited were eventual NBA players Jay Vincent and Earvin ""Magic"" Johnson, a superstar member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. The Montana Grizzly standout obtained his master's degree in mathematics in one year at MSU and was drawn back to Missoula by job openings in the math department as well as the head boys basketball"
"team in 2000 and 2002. On July 6, 2006, he was named head coach of the American women's team as part of a general reorganization of the program, leading the women's hockey team to a silver medal at the 2010 Olympics. Johnson coached the Madison Monsters minor league hockey team during their inaugural 1995–96 season. NCAA National Title Game Appearances Michael Cummings played Johnson in the 1981 TV movie ""Miracle on Ice"". Johnson's son, Patrick Johnson, played for the men's hockey team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He coaches his daughter, Mikayla, who plays for the women's hockey team at"
"1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments and the 1981, 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup). He was a star player on the ""Miracle on Ice"" U.S. Olympic Hockey team at the 1980 Lake Placid winter games. Playing for the United States against the Soviet Union, Johnson scored two of the four goals in the Team USA 4–3 victory. His first goal, scored with one second left in the game's first period, led to the Soviet coach taking out his goalie, Vladislav Tretiak, who was considered the best goalie in the world at the time;"
"of the ""Shockers"". He led the Shockers to a Central Intercollegiate Conference co-championship in 1933 (his last season at the school) and the team finished second three times and third once. After coaching at Wichita University, Johnson left for a coaching career in the Amateur Athletic Union, coaching the McPherson Globe Refiners to a national title and later coaching the Wichita Vickers. Johnson was an assistant coach of the first United States Olympic basketball team in 1936. Several of his players in his AAU teams, including his brother Francis Johnson. In 1938, Johnson went to Kansas Wesleyan University to become"
"Earvin ""Magic"" Johnson, a rivalry that lasted throughout their professional careers. Despite failing to win the championship, Bird earned numerous year-end awards and honors for his outstanding play, including the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. For his college career, he averaged 30.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Sycamores to an 81–13 record during his tenure. Bird also appeared in one game for the baseball team, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBI. Bird was selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. He did not sign with the"
"""Greek Magic"", after NBA player Magic Johnson, who played during the same era, and also was known for his dazzling passes and play-making ability. He holds the distinction of being the first ever player to make a 3-point basket in the Greek League, after the 3-point shot was first introduced into the league. He was the Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer in 1984. Stavropoulos was also a long-time member of the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team. Ηε was a member of the Greek squad that won the gold medal at the EuroBasket 1987, playing alongside such European basketball legends"
"a short tour of the United States playing various college teams. On one occasion they played against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center. For that game, the Cannons featured former Michigan State player, NBA legend with the Los Angeles Lakers and one of the most decorated players in basketball history, Earvin ""Magic"" Johnson. The game, a celebration of Johnson's induction into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2002, saw the Cannons defeat the Spartans 104–85. After his stint in the NBL, Mike Chappell ventured out into Europe where he played in Portugal (Queluz). He also has played basketball"
"in music and sports diversified to build ""brand"" names that made for success in the advertising and media worlds. The most prominent examples include television news reporter Oprah Winfrey who became involved in numerous enterprises such as a book club that changed the way America reads. Basketball superstar Magic Johnson was named by ""Ebony"" magazine as one of America's most influential black businessmen in 2009, Johnson has numerous business interests, and was a part-owner of the Lakers for several years. Johnson also is part of a group of investors that purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 and the Los"
"motor sport victory, a 1,100-mile powerboat race, New Orleans to St. Louis, up the Mississippi River. Characterized by shipmates as an aggressive, fearless pilot who doesn't make mistakes, two years later (1988) he was crowned World Powerboat Champion and became the first and only Hollywood actor to break through to a tier I motorsport championship. Johnson's celebrity status substantially elevated the profile of powerboat racing worldwide, and the breadth, extent, and granularity of his technical involvement sparked a burst of scholarship in the sport, as Johnson proved instrumental in pioneering advanced V-shaped hull and twin hull technologies. Johnson has had"
"Magic"""", a de Havilland DH.88 Comet as part of the Britain to Australia MacRobertson Air Race. They were forced to retire from the race at Allahabad because of engine trouble. In May 1936, Johnson made her last record-breaking flight, regaining her Britain to South Africa record in ""G-ADZO"", a Percival Gull Six. The same year she was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club. In 1938, Johnson overturned her glider when landing after a display at Walsall Aerodrome in England, but was not seriously hurt. The same year, she divorced Mollison. Soon afterwards, she reverted to her maiden"
"before spending the winter of 1926–27 with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. He again returned to the game in 1928–29 with the Portland Buckaroos of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, then played two seasons in the California Hockey League between 1929 and 1931 with the Hollywood Millionaires and then the San Francisco Tigers before retiring for good at the age of 45. Johnson was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1952. Johnson was one of the most dominant rushing defensemen of the late-1900s and 1910s. Drawing frequent comparisons to Cyclone Taylor – as Brad Park"
"Magic Johnson's number: 32. Quincy wanted to be like his father and play for the Clippers, wearing number 22. However, Monica has to work hard to establish herself, while Quincy was born with natural star potential. As the two struggle to reach their goals of playing professionally, they must also deal with their emotions for each other. The film spans roughly thirteen years of friendship between childhood sweethearts Monica Wright and Quincy McCall. The first quarter of the story begins in 1981, when Monica (played as a youth by Kyla Pratt) and her family moved to Los Angeles from Atlanta,"
"martial arts commentator for both EliteXC and Strikeforce through mid-2011. Johnson was widely derided for his commentary during the Kimbo Slice vs Seth Petruzelli fight, where he announced that the fight was ""the most incredible victory in the history of mixed martial arts"". Johnson was also the play-by-play man alongside Bill Raftery in EA Sports ""NCAA Basketball 10"". In May 2010, it was announced that Johnson would be the play-by-play announcer in EA Sports ""Madden NFL 11"". He is also the play-by-play announcer in ""Madden NFL 12"". On November 14, 2010, Johnson called a miracle play during a game between"
"position he held until 2006, leading the club to capture the 2000 MLS Supporter’s Shield, 2000 MLS Cup, and 2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Johnson was one of the youngest (31 years old) team leaders in modern major league professional sports history when he helped lead the Wizards incredible turnaround (worst to first) and to the Major League Soccer Championship in 2000. Johnson also oversaw ticket sales staff, which tripled its season ticket base from 2000-2004. During his tenure as General Manager, the Kansas City Wizards became the first organization in MLS history to record five consecutive years of"
"and is one of seven pitchers who have thrown both a perfect game and a no-hitter in their careers. He is also one of eighteen pitchers in history to record a win against all 30 MLB franchises. One of the tallest players in major league history at , and a ten-time All-Star, Johnson was celebrated for having one of the most dominant fastballs in the game. He regularly approached – and occasionally exceeded – during his prime. He also threw a hard, biting slider. After struggling early in his career, gaining only 64 wins by his 30th birthday, he went"
"""I lost something, a huge part of me...Fighting was my way of not dealing with my dad's passing. Now that I think of it, of course, it was the wrong thing to do, especially putting all that burden on my mom having to deal with it."" Athletic, Johnson was a three-sport varsity athlete at Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri. Johnson later received a full scholarship to play football at Central Methodist University, but transferred after one year to Meramec Community College where he was one of the top NJCAA wrestlers in the country. Johnson is a former Midwest Fight"
"the Calgary Flames for five seasons that included a Stanley Cup Finals loss in 1986. Johnson achieved the peak of his professional coaching career in his only season as coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1990–91, when the Penguins won the 1991 Stanley Cup Finals, becoming the second American-born coach to win it and the first in 53 years. In August 1991, following hospitalization due to a brain aneurysm, Johnson was diagnosed with brain cancer. He died on November 26 of the same year. Johnson was well known amongst players and fans for his enthusiasm and unflappable optimism, immortalized through"
"Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Johnson gained mainstream fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1996 to 2004 and was promoted as the first third-generation wrestler in the company's history. He returned to WWE part-time from 2011–13 and continues to make sporadic appearances. He is an eight time WWF/WWE Champion, two time WCW/World Champion, two time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a five time WWF Tag Team Champion. He is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE and won the 2000 Royal Rumble. His autobiography ""The Rock Says..."" debuted at No."
"the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His other son, Chris Johnson, played for the men's hockey team at Augsburg College, and now serves as an assistant coach on the Augsburg men's hockey team. His other daughter, Megan, also plays hockey for the women's team at Augsburg College. Eric Peter-Kaiser portrayed him in the 2004 Disney film ""Miracle"". Peter-Kaiser was playing college hockey for SUNY Potsdam when he got the part. United States National Team Coach He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Mark Johnson (ice hockey) Mark Einar Johnson (born September 22, 1957) is an American ice"
"in Minneapolis, concluding in 1925–26 with the Minneapolis Millers. He was named a league all-star on defence in both 1924 and 1926. First nicknamed ""Ivan the Terrible"", Johnson later earned the nickname ""Ching"" when fans of the defencemen would shout ""Ching, Ching Chinaman"" to support him. Though he was of Irish descent, he was called ""Chinaman"", then ""Chink"" and finally ""Ching"" as he was considered to have an Asian looking face. His physical style of defence made him immensely popular with fans, and he was often seen with a wide grin any time he made or received contact during a"
"dedication which, allied to Johnson's astute business brain, helped create the successful furniture manufacturing business that funded his entry into motor sport. When competition resumed after World War II he progressed from rallies to hill climbs, sports car racing and single-seaters. Although a prodigiously gifted driver who early in his career won the admiration of senior competitors such as Raymond Sommer and Louis Chiron, he never made a full commitment to racing. Business interests remained his primary focus. Further, as a child his heart and kidneys were damaged by nephritis and acromegaly, and deteriorating health in adulthood imposed its own"
"what he had learned from his time in the United States - ""I just wanted to be like him."" To help foster the coaching of adult athletes, Johnson and UTech entered a partnership with Stephen Francis and the MVP Track and Field club in Kingston. Johnson has served at Utech in many capacities: as Chairman of the Sport Advisory Council; as Adjunct Associate Professor of Sport Science; the first Director of Sports; and has headed Special Projects for Intercollegiate Sports. In addition, he was the founder of the Jamaican Inter-Collegiate sports competition. Commonly known by the initials DJ, Johnson or"
"fly by airplane, for a game with Occidental College at the Rose Bowl, the first night game played by the Lobos. During the early 1930s, he became an innovator in the use of arc lights to allow night games at UNM. In 1931, New Mexico joined the Border Conference as a founding member under the direction of Johnson and University of Arizona coach Pop McKale. Johnson was also the coach of the New Mexico basketball team from 1920 to 1931 and 1933 to 1940. Basketball had been a varsity sport at UNM since 1899, but the team played only sporadic"
"earned the nickname “Magic” from family members who related his basketball ability to hall of famer Magic Johnson. At 17 years old, Grant had won the Canadian Senior Amateur Boxing Championships (CSABC) in his weight division of 71 kilos (156.5 pounds). This would propel him to compete at the World Youth Championship for the Canadian national team, despite his junior status. Later on, Otis competed at the 1987 Pan American Games, earning a silver medal by being defeated in the finals against Cuba’s Angel Espinosa, before turning pro. Known as ""Magic"", Grant turned pro in 1988 and captured the vacant"
"stated that: ""There have been times when he [Johnson] has thrown passes and I wasn't sure where he was going. Then one of our guys catches the ball and scores, and I run back up the floor convinced that he must've thrown it through somebody."" This style of basketball became known as ""Showtime"". Given Johnson was also a prolific scorer and rebounder, he soon led the league in triple-doubles, racking up 10-points-10-rebounds-10-assists games in a rate only second to NBA Hall-of-Famer Oscar Robertson. In addition, he expressed a raw, childlike enthusiasm which further endeared him to the fans. Johnson's average"
"championship that led the league in runs scored and offense. The team lost in the playoffs to the Seattle Mariners. Former major leaguer and TV analyst Hawk Harrelson gave him the nickname ""Wavin Wally"". His coaching career included instructing two Hall of Famers, Frank ""Big Hurt"" Thomas and Vladimir Guerrero. Wallace Johnson (baseball) Wallace Darnell Johnson (born December 25, 1956 in Gary, Indiana), is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He was a first baseman with the Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox third base coach and is also known for his skill as"