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The 2008 offseason was shaping up to be the best of Spencer Johnson's life. Coveted by the Bills as a free agent Johnson signed the most lucrative contract of his career. He was going to get a genuine opportunity to start and his versatility was going to get him on the field more than he did in Minnesota.
But the security he felt with a long term contract was taken away a few months later when the man he looked up to was taken away.
Johnson's father was a logger down in Alabama. After turning 55 in early June Johnnie B. Johnson decided it was time to retire from a job that's as blue collar as they come. Tragically during his last week of work he was a fatal victim of an accident on the job site.
But the security he felt with a long term contract was taken away a few months later when the man he looked up to was taken away.
Johnson's father was a logger down in Alabama. After turning 55 in early June Johnnie B. Johnson decided it was time to retire from a job that's as blue collar as they come. Tragically during his last week of work he was a fatal victim of an accident on the job site.
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