Johnson also set a Yale single-season record of 66 catches.

Johnson had won 20 games only once but also set a career high this season, with 21 victories.

Johnson set a high bar for the other performers that will be difficult to match.

Johnson set a world record in the 100 meters, then proved himself a cheat two days later by failing a drug test.

Johnson set a career high by stealing his 42d base of the season in the fourth inning.

With losses in seven straight postseason starts, Johnson had set a major league record.

Johnson set the previous meet record of 6.05 last year.

Johnson set a high value on public opinion, and scrupled to outrage it.

Johnson may have set a standard, but he was hardly the only future president with a heavy foot.

Johnson set a state high school record of 24 feet 7 inches.