# RIP Dennis Johnson **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 22, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277 "2007-02-22T22:19:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/1 "2007-02-22T22:19:23Z")
[RIP, DJ](http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-obit-johnson&prov=ap&type=lgns). You were great. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/2 "2007-02-22T22:28:10Z")
Oh, man. I opened this thread to find who else was named Dennis Johnson. RIP, DJ. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/3 "2007-02-22T22:50:36Z")
[QUOTE=KSO] Oh, man. I opened this thread to find who else was named Dennis Johnson. RIP, DJ. ☹ [/QUOTE] Crap. I did the same exact thing! He just dropped dead. At 52. Damn! ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/4 "2007-02-23T03:11:33Z")
Very sad. I was 16 years old in 1986 and have great memories of seeing DJ play at the old Garden that year. Loved those freckles. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/5 "2007-02-23T03:56:41Z")
I’m a Lakers fan, but even I have to say, “How sad…” I hated the Celtics team back then, but you got to respect that lineup of Bird, McHale, Parish, Walton and Johnson from the mid-80’s. RIP DJ. Say hi to Red. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/6 "2007-02-23T04:10:30Z")
The memories of the 80’s Celtics are still strong, especially Bird stealing the ball and DJ laying it in against Detroit. RIP, DJ. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/7 "2007-02-23T11:58:38Z")
Damn, man. He was a member of the last group of sportsmen I idolized as a kid. Too soon. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/8 "2007-02-23T12:09:32Z")
The 80s Celtics were the last time I was really interested in the NBA. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/9 "2007-02-23T12:59:47Z")
[QUOTE=RikWriter] The 80s Celtics were the last time I was really interested in the NBA. ☹ [/QUOTE] Yeah, I bet any casual NBA fan can rattle off that starting five of DJ, Ainge, Bird, Parrish, McHale more easily than any other Championship starting 5 in history. I grew up in Maine, and that team was one of the first sports teams I was really, really into (along with the Pats from back then). DJ was great. Sports Guy at [ESPN.com](http://ESPN.com) has a big tribute to him today. He posted a link to the you tube video of the famous Bird steal. However, I happened to find another link from that page, though, of Jordan putting up 49 on the Celtics. He fucking pw3nd DJ in that video. pw3nd before pw3nd was a word. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-dennis-johnson/393277/10 "2007-02-23T13:23:24Z")
[QUOTE=RikWriter] The 80s Celtics were the last time I was really interested in the NBA. ☹ [/QUOTE] I was thinking the same thing.