Westown in Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mark Johnson
Photographed By Devon Polzar, July 10, 2016
1. Mark Johnson Marker
Inscription.
Mark Johnson. . Born September 22, 1957 (Minneapolis, MN) the University of Wisconsin's all-time leading goal scorer, Mark Johnson helped the Badgers to the 1977 NCAA Championship as a freshman. Johnson, the leading scorer on the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic Team, notched two goals against the Soviet Union to help the team to the gold medal. Johnson had an 11-year NHL career that included an All-Star Game appearance and a captaincy with the Hartford Whalers, as well as stops with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils. Following a stellar pro career, Johnson, like his father - 1993 Hall of Fame inductee Bob Johnson - started a successful coaching career. A two-time First-Team All-American and the 1979 Hockey News College Player of the Year, Johnson is a 1991 charter member of the National W Club Hall of Fame, a 1999 inductee into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame and in 2001 was selected as one of the WCHA's "Top 50 Players in 50 Years." Inducted - 2003
Born September 22, 1957 (Minneapolis, MN) the University of Wisconsin's all-time leading goal scorer, Mark Johnson helped the Badgers to the 1977 NCAA Championship as a freshman. Johnson, the leading scorer on the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic Team, notched two goals against the Soviet Union to help the team to the gold medal. Johnson had an 11-year NHL career that included an All-Star Game appearance and a captaincy with the Hartford Whalers, as well as stops with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, St. Louis Blues and New Jersey Devils. Following a stellar pro career, Johnson, like his father - 1993 Hall of Fame inductee Bob Johnson - started a successful coaching career. A two-time First-Team All-American and the 1979 Hockey News College Player of the Year, Johnson is a 1991 charter member of the National W Club Hall of Fame, a 1999 inductee into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame and in 2001 was selected as one of the WCHA's "Top 50 Players in 50 Years." Inducted - 2003
Erected 2003 by Presented to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame by the Friends of Mark Johnson.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 43° 2.517′ N, 87° 54.967′
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W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in Westown. Marker is on North 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53203, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The Marker is part of the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame which is located on the east side of the UW-Panther Arena along North 4th Street.
Photographed By Devon Polzar, July 10, 2016
2. Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
Photographed By Devon Polzar, July 10, 2016
3. Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame Plaque
Photographed By Devon Polzar, July 10, 2016
4. UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on April 2, 2020, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 9, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
