Ken Fairman
Ken Fairman (College athletics. Born, Spring Valley, NY, Feb. 23, 1912; died, Princeton, NJ, Mar. 8, 1994.) Princeton’s first official athletic director, R. Kenneth Fairman succeeded Asa Bushnell as...
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Ralph Furey (College football. Born, New York, NY, June 16, 1903; died, Durango, CO, Nov. 14, 1984.) The first of four brothers to play football at Columbia, Ralph J. Furey captained the 1927 team...
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Al Paul (College athletics. Born, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 17, 1926.) A coach and administrator, Alvin R. Paul was involved in New York sports for more than 40 years. A graduate of Western Maryland,...
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John Pont (College football. Born, Canton, OH, Nov. 13, 1927; died, Oxford, OH, July 1, 2008.) Although he coached Yale football for only two seasons, John Pont left a lasting legacy when he was...
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Jack Powers (College basketball. Born, The Bronx, NY, Oct. 22, 1935.) A three-year star at Manhattan, John J. Powers then became the school’s head basketball coach (1968-78) and athletic director...
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Jack Kaiser (College athletics. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 6, 1926.) A highly-successful baseball coach, John Warren Kaiser served 22 years (1973-95) as St. John’s director of athletics. Kaiser was...
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Bob Kiphuth (Swimming. Born, Tonawanda, NY, Nov. 17, 1890; died, New Haven, CT, Jan. 7, 1967.) For decades the most celebrated and successful swimming coach in the U.S., Robert John Herman Kiphuth...
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