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Born: | Appleton, Wisconsin | March 7, 1910
Died: | September 19, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri | (aged 92)
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) |
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High school: | Appleton (WI) |
College: | Marquette |
Position: | Running back |
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Chester Arthur "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,[1] Cleveland Rams,[2] 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.