Swede Johnston
Chester Arthur Johnston
Born: March 7, 1910
Appleton, WI USA
Deceased: September 19, 2002
St. Louis, MO
Position: B
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 197
College: Marquette, Miami (FL), Elmhurst
High School: Appleton (WI)
Career: 1931-1940
Swede Johnston played from 1931 to 1940 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Gunners. Johnston ran for 810 yards in his career on 271 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 120 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
 Green Bay Packers |
 Chicago Cardinals |
 Cincinnati Reds |
St. Louis Gunners |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1934 | NFL St. Louis Gunners | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 82.3 | 1934 | NFL Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 82.3 |
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| Totals | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 34 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1934 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 1934 | NFL St. Louis Gunners | 35 | 84 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1934 | NFL Cincinnati Reds | 35 | 84 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 52 | 176 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 42 | 110 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 59 | 220 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 41 | 113 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 271 | 810 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1934 | NFL St. Louis Gunners | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 1934 | NFL Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 1 | 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 10 | 120 | 12.0 | 25 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 372 | 37.2 | 52 | 1940 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 321 | 40.1 | 50 |
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| Totals | 18 | 693 | 38.5 | 52 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1934 | NFL St. Louis Gunners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1934 | NFL Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1935 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1936 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1939 | NFL Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1931 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 1933 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1934 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 1934 | NFL | St. Louis Gunners | 3 | 2 | 1934 | NFL | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 2 | 1935 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 11 | 3 | 1936 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 2 | 1937 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 1938 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 0 | 1939 | NFL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 2 | 1940 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 3 |
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