Johnny Damon was married to my ex-wife’s sister until 2002. I knew him when he was in high school and he was quite a nice, well-mannered kid then. My daughter stayed with Johnny and his former wife Angie for a couple months when he was with the Kansas City Royals. My daughter thinks a lot of him.
Weird story: Angie flew in for my daughters graduation in 1996 and we went out to dinner afterward to a local steakhouse that had a TV near the front door over the greeter’s station. When we walked in, I was standing next to Angie and we both looked up to see her husband Johnny was at bat in a game against The White Sox. On the very next pitch he jacked one over the fence and our whole family cheered loudly... much to the bewilderment of those around who didn’t understand our sudden excitement.
I recall when Damon and his wife were divorced and he quickly hooked up with Michelle Mangan.
People were pretty surprised around here. All sorts of talk about how she broke up his marriage. Who knows.
I met him once. Seemed like a nice guy. Pretty quiet.