Lucas Jackson -- Assistant Football Coach (Linebackers), Arkansas War Cats (WFL)
(as of football season 2010) Lucas played linebacker at Arkansas in the early 2000's. Has held multiple positions with the Arkansas War Cats of the World Football League, including head coach in 2009.
Emily Janss -- Assistant Women's Soccer Coach, Loyola University
(as of soccer season 2011) Former professional women's
soccer standout Emily Janss was named an assistant coach at Loyola
University Maryland on June 16, 2011.
After completing her All-American career at the University of Maryland
in 1999, Janss played for the New York Power of the Women's United
Soccer Association and the W-League's Washington Freedom. She also
played one season overseas, helping Fortuna Hjorring to a second-place
finish in the Danish 3F Cup.
Janss has coached at the collegiate, high school and youth levels, most
recently serving as the Director of Girls Soccer for the Olney Boys And
Girls Travel Soccer Program. She also was the head coach of the Maryland
Olympic Development Program 1998 Girls Team after serving as an
assistant coach for the 1997 side.
She earned All-America Honorable Mention from College Soccer Online in
1999 after her senior season for the Terrapins. She was a four-year
starter in the midfield and on defense for Maryland and was a Regional
All-American in 1996, 1997 and 1999. She also earned Freshman
All-America Third Team honors in Soccer Buzz Magazine when she scored
six goals and had five assists.
The 2000 graduate of Maryland with a bachelor of science degree in
kinesiological science, Janss was an assistant coach at the University
of Arkansas before returning to her alma mater. She helped
Maryland reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Women's College Cup in 2004.
She also was an assistant coach from 2007-2010 at St. John's College
High School, helping the program win the 2007 and 2008 Washington
Catholic Athletic Conference titles.
Travis Janssen -- Head Baseball Coach, Northeastern State University Riverhawks
(as of baseball season 2012) Travis Janssen was named
the head baseball coach at Northeastern State University on June 29,
2011.
Previously, Janssen was an assistant at Jacksonville (Ala.) State from
2006-2011.
Janssen joined the JSU staff after one year at Hawaii, where he was an
assistant coach.
Before his stint at Hawaii, Janssen was an assistant coach at
Northwestern State and was responsible for recruiting, hitting,
outfielders and base running for three years, while also serving as the
third base coach.
Prior to his time at Northwestern State, Janssen spent three years as a
volunteer assistant coach at the University
of Arkansas. In 1999, Janssen was part of a Razorback squad
that finished the season 42-23, winning the SEC championship and earned
a berth in the NCAA Regionals.
He also spent a year as assistant coach at Butler Community College and
as a student assistant at Kansas State. Janssen also served as the head
coach of the Elkhart Dusters in the Jayhawk Summer baseball league in
2000 and 2001, leading the Dusters to two NBC National Tournaments. In
2001, the Dusters finished 35-22 overall and took third in the NBC, both
the highest finishes in program history.
Janssen graduated from Kansas State in 1997 after playing two years at
New Mexico State and two years at Butler County Community College. He
was a third- team all-American at NMSU in 1995, earning first team all-
district and first team All- Big West Conference.
He also played for the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Falmouth
Commodores in the summer of 1995.
In 1994, he helped Butler County place third in the National Junior
College World Series and was a first-team All-Conference selection, an
All-Region performer and was named Academic All-America.
Following his collegiate career, Janssen played independent professional
baseball briefly before starting his coaching career.
Bill Johnson -- Defensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints
(as of football season 2011) Bill Johnson was named the new defensive line coach for the
New Orleans Saints on January 10, 2009.
Johnson came to the Saints following two seasons (07-08) as the
defensive line coach for the Denver Broncos.
Johnson joined the Broncos after working as the Atlanta Falcons'
defensive line coach for six seasons (2001-06). He spent his first 21
years in coaching as a college assistant and has worked at major
Division I-A programs such as Texas A&M University (1992-99), the University of Arkansas
(1990-91, 2000) and the University of Miami (1987).
Johnson joined the Falcons in 2001 after working the previous 21 seasons
as a collegiate assistant. His most recent collegiate job was at Arkansas, where
he completed his second stint with the Razorbacks as their defensive line coach in 2000.
Johnson's longest collegiate coaching stint occurred at Texas A&M,
where he spent eight seasons (1992-99) as its defensive line coach under
Head Coach R.C. Slocum. Johnson helped the Aggies advance to six bowl
games (3 Cotton Bowls, 2 Alamo Bowls and 1 Sugar Bowl), earn three
conference championships (2 Southwest Conference, 1 Big 12 Conference)
and finish ranked in the Top 10 three times.
Johnson came to Texas A&M after coaching the defensive lines of Arkansas
(1990-91) and Louisiana Tech University (1988-89).
As a graduate assistant under Head Coach Jimmy Johnson at Miami in 1987,
Johnson primarily worked with the Hurricanes' linebackers on a team that
went 12-0 and was voted National Champions after a victory over
top-ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
Before joining Miami's coaching staff, Johnson spent two years as an
assistant at McNeese State University (Lake Charles, La.) coaching the
school's outside linebackers in 1986 and its defensive line in 1985.
He entered the coaching profession as a graduate assistant at his alma
mater, Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, La.), in 1980 and
served in that capacity for two seasons before coaching defensive
ends/linebackers at the school from 1982-84. Johnson was a four-year
letterwinner and two-year starter in football at Northwestern State.
Chris Johnson -- Associate Head Track & Field Coach, Penn State University Nittany Lions
(as of track & field seasons 2010-11) Named an
assistant coach in August 2004, Chris Johnson is in his first season
with the program as the sprints and jumps coach. Johnson comes to Penn
State from the University of
Arkansas where he served as a volunteer
assistant coach for the Women's Track and Field team for the past two
seasons.
Among the group of athletes he worked closely with was junior
LaShaunte'a Moore, who won the 200-meter title at the 2004 NCAA
Championships and finished fourth in the 200 at the 2004 U.S. Olympic
Trials.
Johnson also worked with Southeast Conference 100 and 200-meter champion
Veronica Campbell, a Razorback record setting 4X400 relay team and the SEC runner-up
4X100 relay team. The Razorbacks won the SEC Outdoor Championship in 2004 and placed 10th
at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor championships.
Johnson, a Sun Belt Conference champion at 400 meters while attending
Lamar University in Texas, earned a degree in kinesiology from Lamar in
1999 and recently completed a master's degree in sports management at
the University of Arkansas.
Following graduation, Johnson taught health and physical education at
East Chambers High School in Winnie, Texas. He began his coaching career
at East Chambers, guiding one of his athletes to a state runner-up
finish in the long jump at the AA level.
Craig Johnson -- Quarterbacks Coach, Minnesota Vikings
(as of football season 2011) Craig joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. Previously, he
spent 11 seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He spent eight of those
years as quarterbacks coach. He originally came to Tennessee as an
offensive assistant/quality control coach and was promoted to
quarterback coach prior to the 2002 season.
Johnson joined the Titans staff after spending three seasons as the
quarterbacks coach at the University of Maryland. During his tenure, he
also served as the Terps' offensive coordinator for two years (1997-98).
In his last year at Maryland, the Terps led the Atlantic Coast
Conference in rushing offense (235 yards per game avg.).
He served as the quarterback coach for five seasons at Northwestern
University (1992-96). At NU, he was part of the first back-to-back Big
10 Conference champions (1995-96) in the school's history. Johnson's
quarterback Steve Schnur earned First-Team All Big 10 honors as a senior
and posted a career-high 336 passing yards in the 1996 Rose Bowl against
USC. In three of his five years at NU a Wildcats QB earned All Big Ten
honors.
Prior to his stint at Northwestern, Johnson served as offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach for three seasons (1989-91) at
Virginia Military Institute. Under Johnson, VMI's offense ranked fifth
in the nation in total offense in 1990 and first in rushing offense in
1991. He broke into college coaching as a graduate assistant at his alma
mater, Wyoming, in 1983 before moving on to the University of Arkansas in 1984 in
the same capacity. In 1985, he was a part-time assistant coach at Army,
tutoring the fullbacks. Johnson then served as running backs coach for
three seasons (1986-88) at Rutgers.
Lawrence Johnson
-- Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, Clemson University
Tigers
(as of track & field seasons 2010-11) Lawrence Johnson was named
Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Clemson on July 30,
2008. Johnson came to Clemson after serving as an assistant for four
years with the Virginia Tech track & field program.
He coached the sprints, hurdles, jumps, and multi-events for the men and
women at Virginia Tech. He was named 2008 Southeast Region Assistant
Coach-of-the-Year by the U.S. Track & Field coaches' association
because of his efforts. In 2007, Johnson was named National Assistant
Coach-of-the-Year for women's sprints and hurdles.
In total, Johnson coached 10 NCAA All-Americans and 17 ACC champions in
his four years with the Virginia Tech program. He also coached eight
NCAA East Region individual champions.
Prior to his four-year appointment at Virginia Tech, Johnson spent two
years as an assistant at Southern Illinois. Prior to that stop, he
assisted with the instruction of sprints, hurdles, and jumps at the University of Arkansas
from 1999-2002. The Razorbacks won back-to-back SEC "triple crown" championships during
that time.
Johnson earned an undergraduate degree in kinesiology from Arkansas in 2000.
He earned one varsity letter with the Razorbacks' nationally-renowned program. As a sprinter, he helped Arkansas to four
SEC indoor and outdoor championships and the 1998 NCAA Outdoor National
Championship. He competed under legendary coach John McDonnell, who
retired this year after leading Arkansas to an unprecedented 42 NCAA championships.
In 1995, Johnson was a member of the "triple crown" National
Championship track & field team at Blinn College in Texas. He also
was a 1996 South Coast Conference champion in the 400m at Long Beach
City College before moving on to Arkansas.
Mervin Johnson -- Director of Football Operations, University of Oklahoma Sooners
(as of football season 2011) Johnson, a Razorbacks assistant from 1962-74, coached for three schools that won national championships--Arkansas (1964), Notre Dame (1977) and Oklahoma (1985). He coached the offensive line most of his career. As an All-Big Seven tackle at Missouri, Johnson played for Don Faurot and then Frank Broyles in 1957. Broyles stayed one year before jumping to Arkansas and brought in Johnson as a graduate assistant for two years.
(as of football season 2012) Reggie
Johnson was named to the UAB staff on January 12, 2012. Previously he
was on the staff at the University
of Arkansas from 2008-11. He spent five years
on the Louisville sidelines prior to going to Arkansas. After tutoring
the Cardinals' linebackers for the past four seasons, Johnson will
handle the same responsibilities for the Razorbacks.
Johnson's linebackers excelled for the Cardinals with Lamar Myles
leading the team with 128 tackles in 2007 after finishing second on the
team in tackles in 2006. UL's 2006 leading tackler, Nate Harris, signed
with the Kansas City Chiefs following his career. Johnson's tutelage
also helped Robert McCune get drafted in the fifth round in 2005 by the
Washington Redskins. Johnson coached the Louisville defensive line in
2003.
Johnson's coaching career began as a defensive graduate assistant at
Louisville for the 1997 season. He moved on to Alabama A&M where he
coached the defensive line (1998-99) before coaching the linebackers and
coordinating the special teams (2000). Johnson then moved on to UTEP,
coaching defensive ends (2001) and linebackers (2002) on Coach Gary
Nord's staff.
Gary Jones -- Roving Minor League Infield Instructor, San Diego Padres
(as of baseball season 2012) Gary Jones was named
roving minor league infield instructor for the Padres on November 3,
2006. He spent the three previous years with the Mobile BayBears of the
Southern League. On June 28, 2004 Gary was named manager of the Southern
Leagues Western Division All-Star team.
In 2003 Jones guided the Fort Wayne Wizards to a first half pennant.
Jones also won the prestigious Jack Krol award for player development,
given annually to the top instructor in the Padres minor league system.
He managed three seasons at Triple-A Pawtucket from 1999-2001, going
218-211 with a franchise record 82 wins in 2000 prior to being named Red
Sox minor league field coordinator in December of 2001. His duties
included implementing the organization's on-field player development
program.
Jones joined the Red Sox organization after spending 1998 as the Oakland
Athletics' third base coach following eight seasons as a manager in the
A's minor league system. In his last two years as manager, Jones led the
Triple-A Edmonton Trappers to consecutive Pacific Coast League
championships in 1996-1997 and was chosen the PCL Manager of the Year
both seasons. In 1996, he was also named Triple-A Manager of the Year
and Minor League Manager of the Year in 1997 by Baseball America.
Overall, Jones has been selected Manager of the Year four times,
Single-A Madison (1991), Double-A Huntsville (1994) and twice with
Triple-A Edmonton (1996-1997).
Jones was originally drafted in the June 1982 First-Year Player Draft,
by the Chicago Cubs after being named first team All-Southwest
Conference at the University
of Arkansas. He appeared in 897 minor league
games, hitting .283 with 23 home runs, 287 RBI, and 225 stolen bases. He
spent four years in the Cubs system, and then was traded to Oakland. In
1986 at Double-A Huntsville, he hit .311 in 130 games with 34 stolen
bases. Jones reached Triple-A Tacoma in 1987-88 before ending his career
in 1989 as a player-coach in Huntsville.
Jason Jones -- Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, Ouachita Baptist Lady Tigers
(as of 2008-09 school year) Coach Jason Jones begins
his eighth season (2006) with the OBU Lady Tigers. His responsibilities
include recruiting, post play and day to day office operations. Jones
has coached at all levels and had success everywhere he has been.
Previous to coming to Ouachita, he served as an assistant in the
Sheridan (AR) Public Schools. He was the head women's cross country
coach at OBU through 2007.
Jones began his coaching career at the University
of Arkansas as an undergraduate. He was on
Head Coach John Sutherland's staff as a student-assistant coach. After
spending two years as a student assistant coach, Jones was promoted to
the graduate assistant coaching position. While Coach Jones was at Arkansas, they
won a Southwest Conference regular season championship, a SWC Tournament
Championship and a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. The Lady Razorbacks also set a school
record for wins in a season by finishing 28-3, in 1991. Jones left U of A in 1993 to
accept an assistant position at Henderson State University. While
serving at HSU, the Lady Reddies won their first NCAA Division II Gulf
South Conference Championship. After spending one season at Henderson
State, Jones was named Interim Head Coach at Hendrix College, a NCAA
Division III School in Conway, AR.
Shortly after his arrival in the Fall of 1994, Jones realized he would
be playing the season with only eight players and none over 5'9".
However, Jones' team finished the season 16-9 (10-4) and also handed out
a couple of losses to NCAA Div. II schools.
Keith Jones -- Athletic Trainer, Houston Rockets
(as of basketball season 2011-12) Jones was promoted
on October 25, 2002 to his current position of head trainer. Keith Jones
begins his eighth season (2004-05) with the Rockets and 14th in
professional basketball as trainer and player liaison. Jones became the
third trainer/traveling secretary in the history of the Houston Rockets
when he joined the staff on July 23, 1996.
Prior to joining Houston, Jones spent six seasons with the Los Angeles
Clippers. When hired by the Clippers in June of 1990, Jones became the
first African-American and youngest trainer in the NBA at age 28.
Jones' responsibilities include the physical therapy and rehabilitation
of the players as well as organizing all team travel arrangements.
During the summer of 2000, Jones worked with the United States Senior
National Team as the team's trainer. This summer was the third time
Jones had served as the team's trainer, also filling that role for the
1998 World Championship of Basketball in Athens, Greece and the 1999
Tournament of the Americas in Puerto Rico.
Jones began his career in athletic training at the University of Arkansas, working
as a student trainer for the football and men's basketball teams for
four years during his college tenure. He interned with the Philadelphia
Eagles as a trainer assistant during the summers in college. Upon
leaving Arkansas, Jones spent two seasons with the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws
and Arizona Wranglers. He eventually rejoined Coach Lou Holtz at the
University of Minnesota in 1987 before moving to the NBA.
Jones got his start in the league with the Orlando Magic as the
assistant trainer in 1988 before leaving after one year when the
Clippers head trainer position opened.
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