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Kenneth Fairman
Biographical details
Born(1912-02-23)February 23, 1912
Spring Valley, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 1994(1994-03-08) (aged 82)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Princeton
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1935–1938Princeton
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1942Princeton
1944–1972Princeton
Head coaching record
Overall25–38

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

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  1. ^ Wallace, William N. (March 9, 1994). "Kenj Fairman, 82; Served at Princeton As Athletic Director". The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2016.