We Will Miss You, Jim Johnson

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Published: July 29, 2009

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... of 22 years, finally succumbed to cancer Tuesday afternoon. He was 68.

"I'm not sure there's a person that I've met that isn't a Jim Johnson fan," said Andy Reid, during the team's official press conference. "He really represented everything this city is all about with his toughness and grit. That's the way he fought this cancer."

Reid's words characterized general sentiment and the sadness felt on this day. He was echoed by Jeffrey Lurie, Roger Goodell, and an assortment of players and colleagues, both past and present.

"I loved Jim Johnson," said Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, an Eagles assistant for nine seasons with Johnson. "He had a special ability to bring out the best in people while getting you to see the best in yourself. He saw potential and developed it. He made me believe I could coach at this level.

"In football, he was a pioneering and brilliant strategist, changing the way defense is played in the NFL. For me, he was...

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