| Birth: | Mar. 4, 1931
Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Minnesota, USA | | Death: | Nov. 26, 1991
Colorado Springs
El Paso County
Colorado, USA | 
Sports Figure. He was a coach in the National Hockey League for six seasons (Calgary Flames 1982 to 1987 and Pittsburgh Penguins 1990 to 1991). He guided the Penguins to their first Stanley Cup title in 1991. Prior to coaching in the NHL, Johnson was the coach of the 1976 US Olympic hockey team. He was inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992 and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. His career coaching record in 480 games is 234 wins, 188 losses and 58 ties. He died from a brain tumor five months after celebrating the Stanley Cup victory. (bio by: C.S.)
Search Amazon for Robert Johnson | | | Burial:
Evergreen Cemetery
Colorado Springs
El Paso County
Colorado, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: C.S.
Record added: Jul 11, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 14898201 |
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