Kenneth Purple
Kenneth Richard Purpur (born March 1, 1932 in Grand Forks , North Dakota , † June 5, 2011 in Rapid City , South Dakota ) was an American ice hockey player . His brother Fido Purpur was also an ice hockey player and was active in the National Hockey League for five seasons .
Career
Kenneth Purpur attended the University of North Dakota from 1951 to 1954 . For the US national ice hockey team he took part in the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo , where he won the silver medal with his team. He then worked as a teacher in Rapid City for 38 years and was named the city's teacher of the year in 1990. A year earlier he had been inducted into the University of North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame .
Achievements and Awards
- 1956 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
Web links
- Kenneth Purpur in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Purple, Kenneth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Purple, Kenneth Richard (full name); Purple, Ken |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand Forks , North Dakota , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 5, 2011 |
| Place of death | Rapid City , South Dakota , USA |