About this episode

Ben Johnson discusses his Olympic career and notable figures in sports.

In case you missed it, from November 2025: 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist and World's Fastest Man Ben Johnson talks about Charlie Francis, Dr Jamie Astaphan, Carl Lewis, Diego Maradona, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's son Al-Saadi, nearly joining the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and a complete breakdown of his blazing 9.79 second 100m Gold Medal winning run at the 1988 Seoul Olympics! For everything Ben Johnson, please visit https://ben979.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Applebaum

Guest: Ben Johnson

Topics covered

• Olympics
• Athletics
• Sports History
• Personal Stories
• Cultural Impact

Keywords

• Ben Johnson
• Olympics
• 100m
• Gold Medal
• Carl Lewis
• Dallas Cowboys
• 1988

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Organizations: Dallas Cowboys

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