Former Hokie TE and current owner of Johnson Commercial Development made good on a spring of 2013. $1,000,000 pledge toward the Beamer Barn.
"I wanted to certainly make an impactful gift and to 'pay it forward' to Virginia Tech," Johnson said in a release. "The school and the football program were critical in instilling the values that have served me well personally and in my business career. Team sports promote many positive life skills, including setting goals, persistence, dedication, sacrifice, accountability and work ethic – all of which have helped shape who I am today. I will be forever grateful for my scholarship and the opportunity provided to me. I'm fortunate to be in a position to give back."
The extra $25 is for the cost of the football he flipped into the stands after scoring a go-ahead fourth-quarter touchdown in the Hokies' 25-24 win over N.C. State in the 1986 Peach Bowl. Johnson's team-high six receptions were a catalyst for the Hokies' first bowl win.
"And the extra $25 in my gift is for [former equipment manager] Lester Karlin who has hounded me for the cost of that football since I threw into the stands in the 1986 Peach Bowl!"
MILLION-DOLLAR MAN Former #Hokies TE Steve Johnson makes $1M gift +$25 for this celebration! https://t.co/tRC709GqSo pic.twitter.com/Z6tywimJH8— VT Football (@VT_Football) December 8, 2016
"We were driving down the field late in the game for a go-ahead score," Karlin said in a release. "Steve catches this beautiful pass to put us up and Steve tosses the ball up in the stands. The ball boy comes to me and says 'I need a ball.' I said 'what the heck happened to the other ball?' He said 'your guy threw it up in the stands.'
"There are a lot of things an equipment guy never forgets, and this is one of them. I've been bugging the heck out of Steve every time I've seen him the past 30 years that he needs to pay for that ball, so I'm glad he finally did the right thing! I'll just consider the rest of his donation as interest due."
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