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August 29, 1980
Defensive end Ezra Johnson eats a hot dog during a game.
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Ezra honored at the start of 2012 season:
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.
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.
Ezra honored at the start of 2012 season:
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