Ken Purpur
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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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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.
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