Paul Johnson (ice hockey)
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Full name | Paul Herbert Johnson | ||||||||||||||
Born | May 18, 1935 West St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | July 17, 2016 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Herbert Johnson (May 18, 1935 – July 17, 2016) was an American ice hockey forward.
Career
[edit]Johnson was a member of the United States hockey team that won the gold medal at Squaw Valley, California, during the 1960 Winter Olympics. He scored the pivotal go-ahead goal in the medal round game against Canada.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Johnson died on July 17, 2016, at the age of 81.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Johnson passes away". iihf.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Minnesota's Mister Hockey 1953 - http://www.mnhockeyhub.com/news_article/show/106156-mister-hockey
- US Hockey Hall of Fame - http://www.ushockeyhalloffame.com/page/show/829976-paul-johnson
- Miracle on Ice 1960 - http://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2010-02/original-golden-boys
- Paul Johnson at Olympics.com
- Paul Johnson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2016 deaths
- American men's ice hockey left wingers
- Des Moines Oak Leafs players
- Ice hockey players from Minnesota
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics
- Minneapolis Millers (IHL) players
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- People from West St. Paul, Minnesota
- Ice hockey people from Dakota County, Minnesota
- St. Paul Saints (IHL) players
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees
- American ice hockey winger stubs
- American Winter Olympic medalist stubs