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
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dallas Cowboys
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