Kenneth Fairman
American sportsman and politician (1912–1994)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1912-02-23)February 23, 1912 Spring Valley, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 8, 1994(1994-03-08) (aged 82) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1931–1933 | Princeton |
Position(s) | End (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1935–1938 | Princeton |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1941–1942 | Princeton |
1944–1972 | Princeton |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 25–38 |
Roy Kenneth Fairman (February 23, 1912 – March 8, 1994) was an American college sportsman, basketball coach, athletics administrator, and local politician. He served as the head basketball coach at Princeton University from 1935 to 1938, compiling a record of 25–38. He was the athletic director at Princeton from 1941 to 1972 with a hiatus during World War II, in which he served as a United States Army officer. Fairman was the mayor of Princeton Township, New Jersey from 1959 to 1963.[1]
References
- ^ Wallace, William N. (March 9, 1994). "Kenj Fairman, 82; Served at Princeton As Athletic Director". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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