Appearances from several NFL Pro Bowlers and Super Bowlers and a gala honoring UT benefactor Joe Jamail highlight an exciting series of events during the 2nd Annual Derrick Johnson ³Men of Distinction² Celebrity Weekend this week (June 28-July 1) in Houston, Texas. Johnson, the 2004 Butkus and Nagurski Award winner; Lombardi, Bednarik and Lott Trophy finalist and Big 12 Defensive Player of the year for the Rose Bowl Champion Longhorns, was a 2005 first-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005. Voted the Chiefs Rookie of the Year in 2005, he's entering his third year in the NFL.
For more information on Johnson, the events he's involved in and his foundation go to his website superdj56.com.
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