Don Johnson (May 19, 1940 – May 3, 2003) was born in Kokomo, Indiana, but spent most of his adult life in Akron, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 10-pin denied Johnson $10,000 and a new Mercury Cougar automobile, which were offered as bonuses that season for any televised 300 game.
In his post-tournament interview with Chris Schenkel, Johnson downplayed the bad break, stating, "I'm just thankful that I finally won this dadgum thing."
)[2] Johnson made it to the final match of the Tournament of Champions a fourth time in 1971, but had to settle for his third runner-up finish in the event after being defeated by Johnny Petraglia.
Don Johnson died of a heart attack in 2003 at age 62 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.