Jimmy Johnson Biography

Early life and education of Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy Johnson was born James William Johnson on 16th July 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas. He belongs to the White-American ethnicity and holds American nationality.

Johnson went to Thomas Jefferson High School with a keen interest in football. Later, he joined the University of Arkansas and played for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team as a lineman.

Jimmy Johnson's Career

Jimmy Johnson began his coaching career at Louisiana Tech University as an assistant coach in 1965. The following year,  he took up the same position at Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi.

Johnson was an assistant coach at various universities including Wichita State University and Iowa State University from 1967-1970.

In 1973, Johnson held the position of defensive coordinator when he returned to Arkansas, he served the position for three years. He joined as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh in 1977. He served the designation for two consecutive years coaching David Logan, Randy Holloway, and Al Chesley.

Also, see; Carol Vorderman

In 1979, Johnson held the position of head coach at Oklahoma State University where he coached for the next five years. Later, he joined as a head coach at the University of Miami. He accepted an offer by Jerry Jones to become the head coach of the National Football League's ‘Dallas Cowboys’ and continued there for four years from 1989  to 1993.

After a fallout with Jerry Jones, owner of ‘Dallas Cowboys’ and Johnson’s teammate from the Arkansas University team, he left the head coach position. Then, he worked as a TV analyst for Fox Sports for almost two years.

Discover; Cesc Fabregas

Johnson served as the head coach of  ‘The Miami Dolphins’ in 1996. However, he recorded the least wins in the season, and after three years Johnson resigned from the post.

After retirement, he returned to Fox Sports and is currently seen on Fox NFL Sunday. He has also made a few TV appearances and was also seen in the movie ‘The Waterboy.'

Johnson also appeared in various infomercials and was seen in ‘BetterTrades’ in 2007. He had a working contract with the American consumer goods giant ‘Procter & Gamble.'

In 2010, Johnson announced that he would be seen in commercials for the male enhancement pill ‘ExtenZe.'

Jimmy Johnson's Personal Life; Who's His Wife? Does He Have Kids?

In 1999, Jimmy Johnson tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Rhonda Rookmaaker, in an intimate ceremony at his recently acquired oceanfront home in the Florida Keys.

Jimmy Johnson with his wife Rhonda Rookmaker and their son, daughter-in-law, and their grandchild. SOURCE: Jimmy Johnson's Instagram

Both Rookmaaker and Johnson were entering their second marriages, having first crossed paths in 1984 when Johnson was coaching at the University of Miami, and Rookmaaker worked as a hairdresser in a Coral Gables salon.

After a 15-year journey, the couple got engaged in January 1999 and decided to marry later that same year. Interestingly, Johnson contemplated retirement around the time of their engagement but ultimately decided to continue coaching.

You May like; Alberto Zaccheroni

Johnson was previously married to Linda Kay Cooper, they tied the knot on July 12, 1963. The couple has two sons, Chad Johnson, and Brent Johnson. However, they divorced after 26 years years of marriage, shortly after the Dallas Cowboys hired Johnson.

Jimmy Johnson's Net worth

American football coaching legend, Jimmy Johnson, has a net worth of $45 million. He is most famous for his coaching career in the NFL, and then later as a TV football analyst.

Johnson opened a restaurant, Three Rings in Miami after the three championships that he won on collegiate & professional levels. Later, he started a second restaurant under the same name in Oklahoma City.

Body Measurements

Height: He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches.

Weight: She weighs 73 kg or 163 lbs.

Hair Color: Grey

Don't miss out on more at Married Wiki!