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Jan 17, 1996: -- Jimmy Johnson Named General Manager --

The Dolphins named Eddie Jones as President and Chief Operating Officer of the team and formally named Jimmy Johnson as General Manager on Tuesday.

Jones is in his ninth year with the Dolphins. He was Executive Vice President and General Manager for the past six seasons, and he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the New Orleans Saints from 1982 to 1985.

Johnson, who replaced Don Shula as the third Head Coach of the Dolphins last week, was officially given complete control of the team when he was named to be the General Manager. When Shula was the Head Coach, he was never named as General Manager, even though he controlled all aspects of player selection in his later years.

My Comments:

Eddie Jones has been well regarded by almost everyone as long as he has been with the Dolphins. Jones has been responsible for getting players signed once they were selected and he has done an admirable job over the years.

The nameing of JJ to be the General Manager is just a formality.