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Johnny Smith remains steadfast as voice of East Hall football
Retired teacher going on 40 years calling Vikings games
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Johnny Smith talks about the different generations of students he has seen come through the football program at East Hall High School. Smith has seen six football coaches during his 40 years as a PA announcer for East Hall High School football and has announced for several generations of students. - photo by Erin O. Smith
There’s something about the view at East Hall Stadium that gets to Johnny Smith every time. Smith, 61, surveys the scene in his head each time he finishes the climb up the narrow spiral staircase to the press box that’s been his home on Friday nights each fall. There’s the bare spot near the far-left endzone, where the old fieldhouse stood for three decades.
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