Sports
Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade team of the 1970s, died on Wednesday at age 86.
May 9, 2024
Dodgers
We continue the 25 greatest Dodgers of all time countdown with one of the two managers in the top 25.
Sept. 13, 2023
Olympics
It could be could argued that Rafer Johnson lighting the torch to open the 1984 Summer Olympics is the greatest moment in 100 years of Coliseum history.
June 23, 2023
A life in photos
Dec. 2, 2020
A look back at The Times’ coverage of the life of Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday at 86.
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Dec. 11, 2020
Opinion
Nearly 40 years ago, a reader says she spotted Rafer Johnson while on a morning run on Balboa Island. They briefly became running buddies.
Dec. 6, 2020
Olympic champion Rafer Johnson’s graciousness and humbleness were part of his legend, something that is increasingly rare in today’s me-first world.
Dec. 5, 2020
Forever a civic booster in the metropolis where he lived, Rafer Johnson died Wednesday at his home in Sherman Oaks. He was 86.
Dec. 3, 2020
Rafer Johnson’s medals were a testament to his extraordinary athletic talent, but his work testified to his extraordinary generosity, writes columnist Helene Elliott.