"Benny L. Johnson" was an American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League with the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. Johnson played college football at Johnson C. Smith University and attended Jones High School (Orlando, Florida)/Jones High School in Orlando, Florida. He was also a member of the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League.

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We have doors too. They're open, and he's never come across. We have continuously asked our officials to visit us any time, any place. That has been totally ignored.

Well, when do we talk about it? They don't seem to understand the gravity of this.

I think that was a horrific thing for a civic leader to say in a public broadcast. It would be really hard to hold a public office and harbor feelings like that.