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Vietnam War stories controversy. This success was partly attributed to the stories Johnson would tell his players about his battle experiences in the Vietnam War. For example, he told Hentgen a story about his war experiences to get him to accept a different place in the pitching rotation.
Mar 17, 2016 · She didn’t know Johnson had lied about his service and told Clemens that Johnson wasn’t in Vietnam. Word quickly spread among the Blue Jays and, thanks in part to a good bit of acrimony between Johnson, some of his players and his coaching staff, it was pretty ugly.
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Dec 15, 1998 · Toronto Blue Jays Manager Tim Johnson admits that he lied on his resume about having been in combat in Vietnam; Johnson was in Marine Corps reserves and stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif, during...
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Aug 4, 2003 · The fall of Tim Johnson is woven into the rise of Tim Johnson. Way back when, he’d been in the Marine Corps reserves during Vietnam. By all accounts, he was an excellent soldier.
Mar 17, 1999 · Tim Johnson, whose managerial career was derailed by lies about his military service in Vietnam, was fired by the Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by Jim Fregosi on Wednesday.
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Mar 18, 1999 · The Toronto Blue Jays fired Johnson as their manager yesterday, saying his fantasy life as a Vietnam veteran had become an unsettling distraction in the team's spring camp. Jim Fregosi, who has...
Nov 23, 1998 · Toronto Blue Jays manager Tim Johnson apologized Monday for falsely claiming he served in the U.S. military in Vietnam and was a high school All-American basketball player.
