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Razorback Jimmy JumpUp
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Born in Port Arthur, Texas, Jimmy Johnson graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Two of his classmates were singer Janis Joplin and actor G. W. Bailey.
Johnson attended college at the University of Arkansas and played on the Arkansas Razorbacks football team, where he was an all-Southwest Conference defensive lineman for coach Frank Broyles and a teammate Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
The 1964 Razorbacks squad went undefeated and was recognized as national champions. Johnson was nicknamed "Jimmy Jumpup" because he never stayed down on the ground for long during football practices or games as it was said his determination was boundless.
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