Swede Johnston
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Date of birth | March 7, 1910 |
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Place of birth | Appleton, Wisconsin |
Date of death | September 19, 2002 |
Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri |
Career information | |
Position(s) | RB |
College | Elmhurst College Marquette University University of Miami |
Career history | |
As player | |
1931 | Green Bay Packers |
1933 | Chicago Cardinals |
1934 | Cincinnati Reds |
1934 | St. Louis Gunners |
1934-1938 | Green Bay Packers |
1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
1940 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Career stats | |
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Chester "Swede" Johnston (March 7, 1910 – September 19, 2002) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Gunners and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Johnston was born in Appleton, Wisconsin to Swedish immigrant parents. In 1981, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. He died in St. Louis, Missouri and is buried in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
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Categories:
- 1910 births
- 2002 deaths
- Sportspeople from Appleton, Wisconsin
- Players of American football from Wisconsin
- American football running backs
- Marquette University alumni
- Miami Hurricanes football players
- St. Louis Gunners players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Pittsburgh Pirates (football) players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Cincinnati Reds (NFL) players
- American people of Swedish descent
- Elmhurst Bluejays football players
- Burials in Wisconsin
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs