The offensive line coach under Paul Brown when the Bengals were born in 1968, Johnson was Brown’s pick to succeed him as head coach in 1976 rather than Bill Walsh. Johnson resigned five games ...
The Bengals have fired two head coaches during the season in franchise history: Bill “Tiger” Johnson in 1978 and Dave Shula in 1996. Shula was dismissed after a 1-6 start, which followed four ...
The Bears are hiring long-time defensive line coach Bill Johnson to their coaching staff, according to NFL insider Aaron Wilson.