Joshua Johnson was the first African American painter to make his living by painting.
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“I wanted to be out there with my teammates. It just doesn't feel right when you're not out there.”
Joshua Johnson
“I had the mind-set that any school that wanted me, I was going to go there.”
“I didn't really know about the school, but I knew about Coach Harbaugh from his playing days. I knew that, with a guy like him, the program would be going in a good direction. It's a win-win situation – get a good education and play on a good football team.”
“It's a big difference. At first, it was different, but it's not an issue at all (now). You've got your teammates, and there's 109 guys who are your friends already, so it really doesn't matter.”
“We have a lot of talent for a nonscholarship team. People just don't understand. They're thinking, 'nonscholarship, I-AA, midmajor.' Don't let that fool you. This is a whole other level. It doesn't get better than this.”
“I want it so bad. I experienced a championship in high school, but that's in the past. I want to experience one here, and I want to get that just for (the upperclassmen).”
“The past two games the coaches were trying to see who was going to be their go-to guys.”
“He said he had one big pass left.”
“We came back and played great in that fourth quarter. I'm not even going to say the third quarter. We played great in the fourth quarter. That was just the heart of a champion coming out there.”
“It's a simple process, but it can save a lot of money.”