Boothwyn native and Chichester High School graduate Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, who pioneered celebratory dancing after a touchdown, is not behind the rehearsed and time-consuming performances the NFL is now cracking down on, writes Terence Moore for Sports on Earth.

Johnson executed his first celebratory dance for a dare during his sophomore year at Division III Widener, when he scored his first collegiate touchdown. He stood in the end zone while mimicking a dance popular in the early 1970s called The Funky Chicken, and it soon became his trademark move.

However, these days he’s not so sure about doing it.

“I really think I would try not to do any celebrating,” said the three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver/return specialist, who excelled mostly with the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons. “If I did, I hope I would know when to dance and when not to dance.”

Johnson, who earned his famous nickname as a teenager when he dyed his shoes as part of a dare, said he would eschew the rehearsed, crazy moves that are now commonplace after touchdowns in the NFL.

The league’s bosses agree that celebratory dances have gotten out of hand, and have been cracking down on the practice. Meanwhile, some of the players are lobbying to lift the restrictions placed on celebrations, while others blame the “entertainment” censure for plummeting television ratings.

However, Johnson pointed out that “they didn’t want any choreographed celebrations going on, so that’s the only thing I was told.”

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