Andre Johnson
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Andre Johnson

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About

Andre Johnson is a longtime sports journalist and a 2000 graduate of the University of the Memphis with Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. A native of Memphis, Johnson currently freelances for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and Memphis Sport Magazine. He worked as full-time staffer for The Commercial Appeal from 2000-2002, where he was the beat reporter for the Memphis Houn'dawgs of now-defunct American Basketball Assocation and the Memphis Xplorers of the arenafootball2 league. He has interviewed numerous sports personalities, most notably Archie Manning, George "Iceman" Gervin, Issac Bruce, Laila Ali, Vince Carter, Paul Westphal, Phil Jackson, Ken Hamlin, Cortez Kennedy, Michael Oher, Kobe Bryant, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Marc Gasol, John Force, Lamar Odom, Alexandra Stevenson, Derek Fisher, Penny Hardaway, Tyreke Evans, Kirk Ferentz, and O. J. Mayo, among others. To reach Johnson, send email to: memphisgraduate@yahoo.com.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Larry Bird, Chipper Jones

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    San Francisco 49'ers, Boston Celtics, New York Mets, Memphis Tigers Basketball Team

  • Favorite Coaches

    The late great Bill Walsh and John Calapari

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Former 49'er great Roger Craig high-stepping his way across the goal line for his third touchdown in Super Bowl 19 en route to earning MVP honors in San Fran's emphatic 38-16 victory against Miami and rookie Dan Marino.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    My 2005 Wedding. All together now...OUCH!...Well...it was a game...

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point outburst. Sorry MJ. Sorry Kobe. Sorry LeBron. Sorry David Stern.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth, of course. Heck, the last time I check, Mays doesn't have his own candy bar.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Come on, already! Defintely Montana. Besides, he was armed with a better supporting cast and his uniform wasn't dull-looking like Unitas, whose gear was as tight as, shall we say, John Stockton's.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    MJ. The late great Ray Charles could see this.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    The Great One.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras, hands down. The Tim Duncan of pro tennis.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Um, given Tiger's recent struggles, it's a toss-up.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Shhhhh.....pssst...Schumacher...but don't tell Senna I said it.

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Conference USA! I know it's now pictured, but I graduated from a C-USA school.

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  • Bleacher Report posted 1427 days ago

    Bleacher Report

    This is something I've been meaning to write for quite some time. The Jets defense is above average. But because it's a New York team and because they have a popular D-cord at HC, they are hyped....to the max.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207521-new-york-jets-the-most-overrated-defense-in-the-nfl?just_published=1