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John H. McConnell
Worthington Industries, Inc.
John H. McConnell
(1923 - 2008)
Inducted: 2000
Region: Chicago
Industry: Manufacturing
Steel
John McConnell founded Worthington Industries in 1955 with $600 he borrowed against his four-year-old Oldsmobile to purchase a load of steel. Today, Worthington is the country's leading intermediate steel processor and manufacturer of metal-related products with annual sales topping $1.8 billion.