Coach Mac brought Solo to CU... but couldn't find many more like himSolomon Johnson '92Greg Abbruzzese's running mate for four seasons at Columbia was the speedy Solomon Johnson, who began wowing the crowds at Wien Stadium as a Lion Cub freshman in 1987.Johnson, or "Solo" as they called him, came to Columbia from East Orange, N.J., where he grew up the son of a football coach and starred at Montclair Kimberley Academy in football, lacrosse, basketball, and the school's jazz band.As a frosh, he led the '87 Lion Cubs to their first-ever 6-0 season, rushing for 836 yards in those ...
