February 17th, 2012 at 5:25PM
Ching Johnson Billboard, Downtown Minneapolis, 1970 Ching Johnson was a popular professional hockey player with strong Minnesota ties. He ended his hockey career in 1940, with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. From there, Ching apparently moved on to even bigger and better things in the home remodeling business. (And how about that lonely, pre-IDS Foshay Tower in the background?) Photo via Minnesota Historical Society

Ching Johnson Billboard, Downtown Minneapolis, 1970

Ching Johnson was a popular professional hockey player with strong Minnesota ties. He ended his hockey career in 1940, with the Minneapolis Millers of the American Hockey Association. From there, Ching apparently moved on to even bigger and better things in the home remodeling business. (And how about that lonely, pre-IDS Foshay Tower in the background?)

Photo via Minnesota Historical Society

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    Yup I went to school with his daughter Kay. They had a nice home on the bluff in Bloomington—106th and River Terrace,...
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