wakey wakey wrote:
malmo wrote:No he didn't.
Johnson was a horrible coach. He was fired because no one wanted to be coached by him.
I thought you said in that old thread that you were sad Johnson was fired -- ?
I'll say this, Harry Johnson was one messed up control freak -- and a truly distasteful person.
I thought someone said that Nike exiled him to S. Korea, in order to get rid of him, and in order for Hollister to save face by saving Johnson's tail...seeing as Hollister had been a South Eugener, and had caused Johnson to leave his job at South.
Johnson had a bad reputation around town. And his kid was an obnoxious prick too. The kid may have grown out of it. Johnson...exiled for the good of all.
Somehow, he ran an amazing high school program...which may have had something to do with if you get enough bodies in the door and meat grind them young enough...a good portion survive. And I am sure he was really loyal to his high school athletes...he seemed to love to be the Pied Piper.
None of his high school runners really did much after high school.
His 30 plus year absence from track or coaching might be a tad bit of an impediment to his coaching.
Last I heard he is retired near the Oregon coast.
The floating of his name in relation to Webb is as close to insanity as anything I've ever seen on this board.