The purity of DIII is refreshing at times.
Back in late October, the Indianapolis Business Journal did an outstanding piece on Johnson that highlighted his life off the field, which is dominated by his wife’s health struggles. Over the past two years, Johnson’s wife Melissa has spent over 500 nights in various hospitals and has undergone over 15 operations and procedures on her road to treatment and recovery.
In January, Earlham offered Johnson the head coaching job after he spent a number of years on staff as an assistant at his alma mater. As tempting as it was to fulfil his longtime dream, his first reaction was to turn it down so that he could focus on Melissa. But knowing how much the opportunity meant to him, she insisted that he take it, and he eventually did.
http://footballscoop.com/news/a-d-i...nd-earned-conference-coach-of-the-year-award/
Here's the link to the full article in IBJ: http://www.ibj.com/articles/55559-l...story-behind-earlham-footballs-winless-record
Back in late October, the Indianapolis Business Journal did an outstanding piece on Johnson that highlighted his life off the field, which is dominated by his wife’s health struggles. Over the past two years, Johnson’s wife Melissa has spent over 500 nights in various hospitals and has undergone over 15 operations and procedures on her road to treatment and recovery.
In January, Earlham offered Johnson the head coaching job after he spent a number of years on staff as an assistant at his alma mater. As tempting as it was to fulfil his longtime dream, his first reaction was to turn it down so that he could focus on Melissa. But knowing how much the opportunity meant to him, she insisted that he take it, and he eventually did.
http://footballscoop.com/news/a-d-i...nd-earned-conference-coach-of-the-year-award/
Here's the link to the full article in IBJ: http://www.ibj.com/articles/55559-l...story-behind-earlham-footballs-winless-record