Johnny Hopp was born on 18 July 1916 in Hastings, Nebraska, USA. He was married to Sarah Grasmick Leis and Marian Grace Simpson. He died on 1 June 2003 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA.
Outfielder/First Baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals (1939-1945), Boston Braves (1946-1947), Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-1949 and 1950), Brooklyn Dodgers (1949), New York Yankees (1950-1952) and Detroit Tigers (1952).