FOX Sports NFL Analyst, HOF coach Jimmy Johnson retiring from broadcasting

FOX Sports NFL Analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Johnson announced Monday on “The Herd” that he’s retiring from broadcasting.

Johnson, 81, has had two stints with FOX Sports (1994-95, 2002-24). He, of course, coached the Dallas Cowboys from 1989-93, with the team winning the Super Bowl in each of his final two seasons on the job.

After leaving Dallas for his initial stint with FOX in 1994, Johnson became the head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 1996, with the team going a combined 36-28 in the regular season and 2-3 in the postseason under him from 1996-99. He returned to FOX in 2002.

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Prior to coaching in the NFL, Johnson was the head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys from 1979-83 and the Miami Hurricanes from 1984-88, which was highlighted by a national championship in 1987 and a combined 52-9 record in South Beach.

Johnson has shared the FOX set with the combination of Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Michael Strahan since 2008, with Bradshaw, Long and Johnson having all been on the original set in 1994.

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