Gerald Kilmartin
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| Born | July 7, 1927 Providence, RI, United States | ||||||||
| Died | June 16, 1970 (aged 42) | ||||||||
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Gerald Walsh "Gerry" Kilmartin (July 7, 1927 – June 16, 1970[1]) is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[2]
Kilmartin was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Kilmartin attended Bryant College where he played on the hockey team. He never played professionally but instead was with several amateur clubs in the Boston area. In addition to playing at the 1952 Olympics he was on the U.S. National team which competed at the 1947 and 1949 World Championships. He later became a salesman which led to the establishment of his own company, International Packaging, in Providence. In 1970, he was assaulted at a marina in Newport, after a firecracker he had thrown had landed close to the attacker's daughter. Two days later, Kilmartin died of the injuries sustained in the attack.[3]
References
- ^ AP (18 June 1970). "Former hockey star dies of injuries". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "United States Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Gerry Kilmartin". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- 1927 births
- 1970 deaths
- American ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Rhode Island
- Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- Sportspeople from Providence, Rhode Island