Johnson, who said he had been thinking about retiring for four or five years, worked alongside Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Michael Strahan.
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Johnson, who won two Super Bowls and a national championship as a coach, has announced his retirement from Fox Sports after being a part of its NFL coverage for 31 years.
The 81-year-old Johnson made the announcement Monday during an appearance on “The Herd With Colin Cowherd.”
“The most fun I ever had in my career, that’s counting Super Bowls and national championships, was at Fox Sports,” he said, adding that he loved working for CEO Eric Shanks and Fox NFL Sunday producer Bill Richards.
“But I’ve made an extremely difficult decision,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about it for the last four or five years and I’ve decided to retire from Fox. I’m going to miss it. I’m going to miss all the guys. I’ll see them occasionally. It’s been a great run starting 31 years ago.”
Johnson worked alongside Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw and analysts Howie Long and Michael Strahan.
He won Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys for the 1992-93 seasons and the college football national championship with Miami in 1987.
Earlier this month, Johnson got about a 10-minute tribute during the Super Bowl pregame coverage on Fox, chronicling his life in football from college playing to college coaching to NFL coaching to broadcasting.
“I’ve got to thank my family for allowing me the time to accomplish some of those things,” Johnson said at the time. “And I was blessed to have great players, great assistant coaches and great friends.”
There were definitely some hints at retirement, especially when he was asked by NFL on Fox pregame host Curt Menefee, “Was that good-bye?”
“One day at a time, Curt,” Johnson said on Feb. 9. “One day at a time.”
