Jimmy Johnson
Port Arthur native Jimmy Johnson was an all-state lineman at Port Arthur's Jefferson High School. He went on to become an All-SWC guard on Arkansas' 1964 National Championship team. His first head coaching job was at Oklahoma State (1979-1983) where he was named Big 8 Coach of the Year in 1979. In 1984 Johnson took the University of Miami job and from 1984-88 posted a 52-9 record taking the Hurricanes to five bowl games. His 1987 team won the National Championship with a 20-14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl. As head coach of the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-1993 Johnson led the Cowboys to back to back NFL Championships in 1992 and 1993 with victories in Super Bowls XVII and XVIII. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. (Football)
