Spring 2025

NEW PODCAST: Tim Johnson - Former NFL Defensive Lineman Turned Pastor

THIS IS EPISODE 581 OF THE SPORTS SPECTRUM PODCAST

Tim Johnson is the founding pastor of Orlando World Outreach Center in Orlando, Florida. He is also a former NFL defensive lineman who played 10 seasons with the Steelers, Redskins and Bengals.

He was selected in the sixth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by Pittsburgh after starring in college at Penn State. He was a member of the 1986 Nittany Lions team that won the national championship and finished undefeated.

In the NFL, Johnson played three seasons with Pittsburgh and then moved to Washington, where he played six seasons and was a member of the 1991 Super Bowl-winning Redskins team. In 1993, he was named to the Pro Bowl and finished his career in 1996 with Cincinnati.

On today’s podcast, we talk to Johnson about winning a championship in college and the NFL, the one interception he had in his pro career, playing for coach Joe Gibbs, how he be came a pastor, and his desire to reach the fatherless generation with the Gospel.

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