Jan. 20, 2003
Football: Johnson Becomes Sixth Penguin to Play in
Super Bowl
Youngstown --
With yesterday's Oakland Raiders
victory over the Tennessee Titans in
the AFC Championship Game, former
Penguins linebacker Tim Johnson
becomes the sixth YSU football
player to appear in the Super Bowl.
The Raiders will face Tampa Bay in
Super Bowl XXVII on Sunday at
Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.
Johnson, who played at YSU from 1999-2000, was a key part in
the Raiders' victory. In the game he
recorded three solo tackles, two
assisted tackles and forced a fumble
on a Tennessee Titans kickoff return
just before the half that led to a
field goal.
He joins the list of Ron Jaworski, Quentin Lowry, Ed
McGlasson, Cliff Stoudt and Jeff
Wilkins to play at YSU and then go
on to play on pro football's
greatest stage. Lowry, Stoudt and
Wilkins have all been members of
Super Bowl winners while Wilkins and
Stoudt have appeared in two Super
Bowls in his career.
Johnson also participated in the World Bowl over the summer
in NFL Europe. |
