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WGN-TV brought the Cubs to the Carolinas, where a young Ben Johnson and his family became fast fans of Sammy Sosa, Mark Grace and Ryne Sandberg. The Johnson family so loved the Cubs that, when Johnson’s brother graduated high school, he put in for season tickets at Wrigley Field even though he didn’t live in Chicago.
His name came off the waiting list in 2015. For almost a decade before he became the Bears head coach, Johnson would take a family trip to Wrigley Field each summer. Some years he’d stay downtown, other years across from the ballpark.