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Monday Roundup: JJ; Full ’19 Worlds Viewing Schedule; Coverage Plans

TDR Editor’s ; Quite sad and stunned by this news. James was a good man and an inspiration for many young wrestlers in Eastern North Carolina and beyond. In my first year coaching long ago we had a poster of James up in our practice room. He looked massive and intense dominating his opponent and that was the image I had in my mind until I actually had the pleasure to meet him in 2002 when we presented the first James Johnson Award to the top senior scholastic wrestler in eastern North Carolina. In reality I met a kind, generous man who had traveled quite a distance to join us and was glad to encourage wrestlers in our area. Will miss seeing J.J. in action as a coache and encourager.
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A fixture in the corner of dozens of athletes throughout his coaching career — and a World-caliber wrestler himself before that — James Johnson’s influence is impossible to miss. You see it on the faces of the current generation who wear the Sunkist name on their singlets; and there isn’t a Senior coach in the country who will exit a conversation without Johnson’s own name being brought up for one reason or another. He just seemed to be everywhere. Always around. Always involved. Always joyful to play a role in the sport, and constantly excited to shepherd the next wave of hopefuls who are attempting to forge their own journeys to greatness. That’s why when the news broke late last night that Johnson had unexpectedly passed away, an enormous sense of loss immediately flooded the USA Greco-Roman community. National-level wrestling breeds close familial bonds. Rest of the story at https://fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/jj-full-19-worlds-viewing-schedule-coverage-plans/?fbclid=IwAR3h6zKTcm0ltqItB7mNXK5tsd82bTYoIDq0yKnsFWO3vl8ZQjSf9k5xwag

September 10, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized