Harlan Huckleby
09-16-2018, 11:37 PM
August 29, 1980
Defensive end Ezra Johnson eats a hot dog during a game.
Johnson ate a hot dog on the Lambeau Field sidelines during the 1980 exhibition finale against the Denver Broncos. The Packers were routed, 38-0, and finished 0-4-1 in the preseason, with some calling for Starr's resignation.
Starr fined Johnson $1,000 and made the defensive end apologize to the team. Defensive line coach Fred von Appen quit over the incident, which he thought warranted a suspension. The resulting week of turmoil right before the season opener did not bode well for a successful start.
"I was just hungry . . . that's the truth," Johnson, 54, said from his home in Jonesboro, Ga. "The reason it became so big was that von Appen chose to quit because Bart didn't suspended me. http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/82693772.html
Ezra honored at the start of 2012 season:
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Defensive end Ezra Johnson eats a hot dog during a game.
Johnson ate a hot dog on the Lambeau Field sidelines during the 1980 exhibition finale against the Denver Broncos. The Packers were routed, 38-0, and finished 0-4-1 in the preseason, with some calling for Starr's resignation.
Starr fined Johnson $1,000 and made the defensive end apologize to the team. Defensive line coach Fred von Appen quit over the incident, which he thought warranted a suspension. The resulting week of turmoil right before the season opener did not bode well for a successful start.
"I was just hungry . . . that's the truth," Johnson, 54, said from his home in Jonesboro, Ga. "The reason it became so big was that von Appen chose to quit because Bart didn't suspended me. http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/packers/82693772.html
Ezra honored at the start of 2012 season:
https://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/fan/image?url=https://lombardiave.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/51/files/2014/06/321070_532313553454380_517594145_n-300x600.jpg
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