Ian William Geddes Johnson (born December 8, 1917 in North Melbourne, Victoria - died October 9, 1998 in Melbourne) was an Australiancricketer. An off-break bowler, he captained the Australian touring team to England in 1956. December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area), and 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]). The... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ...
Arthur Lindsay Hassett (born August 28, 1913 in Geelong, Victoria - died June 16, 1993 in Batemans Bay, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer. ... Test match captains This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian cricket team for at least one Test match. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ian David Craig (Born June 12, 1935 at Yass, New South Wales) is a former Australian Test cricketer. ...
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Cricinfo Article on Ian Johnson (http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6100.html)
Johnson and Chrissy Popadics, the cheerleader he proposed to after scoring the winning points in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma, were married Saturday in a traditional ceremony at Cathedral of the Rockies First United Methodist Church.
Johnson, who is fl, has said he received phone calls and about 30 letters, including personal threats from people who objected to his plans to marry his white fiancee.
Johnson ran for a 2-point conversion on a "Statue of Liberty" to give the underdog Broncos a 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma on Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. Boise State finished the season 13-0 and No. 5 in the AP Top 25.
IANJOHNSON: And then, when the social worker came and told us about the little girl, they put us in a little room and asked us if we would be willing to take this little girl as our child and adopt her.
IANJOHNSON: We'd heard that Sophie had been given the name 'The Untouchable' when she was over there because she wouldn't let anyone touch her and wouldn't give eye contact to anybody.
IANJOHNSON: We'd heard that Sophie's brother was Frazer, and that he was four years of age, and he was staying with his great-aunt in Addis.