Ken Purpur
| Ken Purpur | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
March 1, 1932 Grand Forks, ND, USA | |||||||||||||
| Died |
June 5, 2011 (aged 79) Rapid City, SD, USA | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right Wing | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1951–1956 | |||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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- 1932 births
- 2011 deaths
- American men's ice hockey right wingers
- Ice hockey people from North Dakota
- Ice hockey players at the 1956 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- Sportspeople from Grand Forks, North Dakota
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