You’d have to be a Redskins fan of long standing, almost back to the Griffith Stadium days, to remember Johnny Sample. He was only in Washington for three seasons, from 1963 to ’65, holding down the ...

The National Football League is in celebration mode. Its 100th season began Thursday night with a commemorative centennial logo, lots of expectations and the hope that Johnny Sample will finally get ...

Johnny Sample had a big impact in the sports world. A tremendous football and tennis player, he also was a great sportscaster for radio station WHAT for many years. A special event is scheduled to ...

Johnny Sample, former NFL cornerback and member of the Super Bowl III winning Jet team, died Monday night of a massive heart attack, the Jets said. He was 67. Sample, known for his brash nature and ...

PHILADELPHIA – Johnny Sample, a defensive back who was on the winning side in two of the NFL’s landmark games, including the Jets in Super Bowl III, died yesterday. He was 67. His death was confirmed ...

Johnny Sample, a standout for the Jets in Bowl III, was talking while Herman Edwards listened on the other end of the telephone. Sample told Edwards the Jets are going to beat the Raiders. “I really ...

The grave marker says he died long before the opening bell. But I for one happen to know that Johnny Sample was alive and well Saturday night. Because he was pouring through my computer on press row ...

PHILADELPHIA, April 27 (UPI) -- Former NFL defensive back Johnny Sample died in Philadelphia at the age of 67, it was reported Wednesday. The Philadelphia Inquirer said Sample died Tuesday at ...