Ken Purpur
Ken Purpur | |||
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Born |
Grand Forks, ND, USA | March 1, 1932||
Died |
June 5, 2011 Rapid City, SD, USA | (aged 79)||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 1951–1956 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men’s Ice Hockey | ||
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1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Team |
Kenneth Richard Purpur (March 1, 1932 – June 5, 2011) was an ice hockey player who played for the American national team. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[1] He is the younger brother of Fido Purpur who coached him at the University of North Dakota.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kenneth Purpur's profile at Sports Reference.com
- ^ Jessen, Chris (June 6, 2011). "Olympic medalist has quite a legacy". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2011 deaths
- Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- American men's ice hockey right wingers
- Ice hockey people from North Dakota
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
- American ice hockey player stubs
- American Winter Olympic medalist stubs