Passing of the Mic: Longtime Mr. Orange and Blue RJ to Hand Off to Hip Hop Duke
Published on October 3, 2017
Most Gator fans know him simply as Mr. Orange and Blue. That has been Johnston’s weekend job at each Florida home game since 1984. A former UF cheerleader and walk-on swimmer — Johnston swam for Gators coach Gregg Troy’s AAU team in Fort Myers in the late ’70s — he took a test drive as […]
Mr. Orange and Blue faces FSU at home, Swamp
Published on October 3, 2017
Leading almost 90,000 Gator fans in pregame chants and cheers may not be a typical hobby, but for Richard Johnston Jr., also known as Mr. Orange and Blue, it is a regular pastime.
I’m just a fan who escaped onto the field with a microphone
Published on October 3, 2017
If you have been to the Swamp to watch the University of Florida Gators play football over the past 26 seasons, you’ve seen Richard Johnston, a bankruptcy attorney from Ft. Myers.