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Photo Of The Day: Jimmy Johnson On Survivor, Looking Great

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Sorry. I know this was covered last night on SB Nation (and our suddenly awesome Facebook page) but there’s just no way not this could NOT be the photo of the day. It’s not just that “Jimmy Johnson’s on Survivor!” and “Oh, his hair’s all messy isn’t that hilarious??” It’s all about this particular photo.

Props to Mike Tunison for grabbing it from last night’s broadcast, and... I mean, just look at him.

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That’s a Super Bowl winning coach.

It’s a moment that’s frozen in time, destined to be revisited by generations to come. Like, when someone says, “What did Jimmy Johnson do after he stopped coaching?” Regardless of what Jimmy Johnson actually did, this photo’s got to be the answer. And I don’t care that he’s on Survivor and they probably spent hours making him look that homeless and deranged. For me, instead of this...

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Or this...

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Or this...

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Or even this ridiculous moment with mansoap...

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I’m going to remember this whenever I think of ole Jimmy...

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I know it’s just a screenshot and what not, but it really looks like “Jimmy J.” just popped out of the bushes, naked, possibly toothless, and trying to explain why it was totally his ex-wife’s fault. “And do you have five dollars? No no, not for booze. Just a need me a good meal, ya know? We all gotta eat. Hey, where are you going?”

Long live homeless, crazy-looking Jimmy, I say.

All photos via Getty Images, screenshot via Survivor.

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