'Mr. Johnstown' passes; Denny Grenell helped city's '77 flood recovery, Johnstown Chiefs launch
Dec 23, 2020 A homegrown marketing whiz who worked to lift Johnstownâs sunken spirits â and image â in the wake of the 1977 flood â has died. During decades as an advertising man, War Memorial Arena president and AAABA Tournament promoter, Dennis Grenell, 77, helped create the âWe Will Rebuild Togetherâ billboard campaign following the 1977 flood, and then used that same energy to lure crowds to the AAABA Tournament and bring professional hockey back to Johnstown in 1987. Denny Grenell The city lost the original âMr. Johnstown,â longtime friend and coll...
Source: tribdem.com