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A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis
A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis

A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis

Date9/23/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Object NumberTSPA_0057834F
      A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis
      A family affair: Ben Johnson's family goes wild as their favorite son sets the world on fire in Seoul in his long-awaited showdown with King Carl Lewis
      Johnson, Ben, 1961-
      9/23/1988
      Ben Johnson set the world on its ear twice within a few hours at the Seoul Olympics when he roared across the line ahead of American Carl Lewis in the(...)
      Ben Johnson set the world on its ear twice within a few hours at the Seoul Olympics when he roared across the line ahead of American Carl Lewis in the(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      6/26/1990
      Patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital eagerly seek Ben Johnson's autograph during his visit last week
      Patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital eagerly seek Ben Johnson's autograph during his visit last week
      Johnson, Ben, 1961-
      7/12/1990
      Opposing views: Showdown over extra-billing sets nurses and teachers (above) against doctors
      Opposing views: Showdown over extra-billing sets nurses and teachers (above) against doctors
      Geo, Mario
      8/9/1967
      Madam Johnson's present, or, The best instructions for young women, in useful and universal knowledge : with a summary of the late Marriage Act, and instructions how to marry pursuant thereto : digested under the following heads. I. An estimate of the expenses of a family in the middling station of life. II. The art and terms of carving, fish, fowl, and flesh. III. A bill of fare for every month in the year for dinner and supper, and also for extraordinary occasions. IV. The young woman's guide to knowledge. V. A new English spelling dictionary. VI. The compleat market-woman. VII. The cook's guide for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish. VIII. Pickling, pastry, and confectionary
      Madam Johnson's present, or, The best instructions for young women, in useful and universal knowledge : with a summary of the late Marriage Act, and instructions how to marry pursuant thereto : digested under the following heads. I. An estimate of the expenses of a family in the middling station of life. II. The art and terms of carving, fish, fowl, and flesh. III. A bill of fare for every month in the year for dinner and supper, and also for extraordinary occasions. IV. The young woman's guide to knowledge. V. A new English spelling dictionary. VI. The compleat market-woman. VII. The cook's guide for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish. VIII. Pickling, pastry, and confectionary
      C. Sympson, at the Bible, Chancery-lane
      1754
      One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects
      One-time Mr. Universe: Steven Brisbois, who won the body-building title in 1986, said Ben Johnson's doctor prescribed him steroids but never did tests for side-effects
      Eglinton, Rick
      5/10/1989
      Lawyer's challenge: Ben Johnson's lawyer, Terrence O'Sullivan, claimed several reasons for athlete's positive drug test.
      Lawyer's challenge: Ben Johnson's lawyer, Terrence O'Sullivan, claimed several reasons for athlete's positive drug test.
      Loek, Dick
      3/7/1993
      Keep out: Larry Heidebrecht, Ben Johnson's agent, leaves the runner's Scarborough home after he and Stern representatives were refused entrance yesterday
      Keep out: Larry Heidebrecht, Ben Johnson's agent, leaves the runner's Scarborough home after he and Stern representatives were refused entrance yesterday
      Faught, Ken
      9/29/1988
      Under investigation: Dr. George Mario (Jamie) Astaphan visits sprinter Ben Johnson's home yesterday
      Under investigation: Dr. George Mario (Jamie) Astaphan visits sprinter Ben Johnson's home yesterday
      Astaphan, George Mario, 1946-2006
      9/29/1988
      Students from Ascension of Our Lord school in Mississauga Ben Johnson's home in Scarborough yesterday
      Students from Ascension of Our Lord school in Mississauga Ben Johnson's home in Scarborough yesterday
      Bock, Tony
      9/29/1988
      Ben Johnson: Runner was slapped with a lifetime ban after Seoul Olympics
      Ben Johnson: Runner was slapped with a lifetime ban after Seoul Olympics
      Johnson, Ben, 1961-
      9/5/1989
      Ben Johnson winning at Seoul Korea
      Ben Johnson winning at Seoul Korea
      Goode, Jeff
      n.d.