In Johnson's 2000 autobiography "The Rock Says" (Page 147), available via the Internet Archive, he said the Stampeders' training camp began in June 1995, further confirming he was 23 at the time. (The May 31, 1995, date of the Calgary Herald article suggests the training camp may in fact have started slightly earlier.)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson traded muscle for emotion in a raw moment that left fans speechless, and some in tears.