Swede Johnston

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Chester "Swede" Johnston
Date of birth March 7, 1910
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

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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