Tom Johnson
Tom Johnson
NHL defender who won the Norris Trophy in 1959 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth18 February 1928
writing cowboy land
Don't get me wrong, God Bless the farmers and cowboys. It just wasn't the life I wanted. When writing stories of other lands, I can describe people and places from actual experience. And for someone with an imagination like me, I could see dinosaurs and lost civilizations in the jungle of Vietnam.
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The military offered the opportunity to see the world, and meet other people and learn new customs. Plus, the Army taught soldiers discipline. The life I experienced in the service was an education I could never have obtained as a cowboy.
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I was raised in farm and ranch communities, and my dad wanted me to be a cowboy like him, but I saw how he struggled in life and wanted more than that.
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In a world of music where success is defined by gold or platinum, our friend Phil Walden was best defined by his heart of gold.
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I know that John would be absolutely delighted with having the Kennedy Space Center's press auditorium named after him, given his passion for covering the U.S. space program and his dedication to journalism. I can think of no one else more deserving of this honor.
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The best. No two words better describe him. He excelled at almost everything he set out to do.
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The best. No two words better describe him.
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On behalf of us at CNN ... from Ted Turner to the entire staff, I want to convey our deepest condolences to Rowland's family and to his many, many friends,
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I met J.B. Fuqua in the early '60s. I was then a young reporter and he was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia,
held kids
I had to get (the starters) out. But the other kids held their own. They bent, but they didn't break.
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I had no idea. It?s a huge honor.
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I needed to escape from stress before stress took me down again,
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I've got to check on my family. I haven't been able to reach them at all.
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Take time for yourself. Sit back and relax because this is going to be a life changing experience.