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American sportsman and politician (1912–1994)

Kenneth Fairman
Biographical details
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.

References

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

v t e Princeton Tigers men's basketball head coaches
Mowbray Forney (1900–1901) Augustus Enderbrock (1901–1902) Bill Roper (1902–1903) William McCoy (1903–1904) Frederick Cooper (1904–1906) William Kelleher (1906–1907) C. F. Kogel (1907–1908) Harry Shorter (1908–1911) Harry Hough (1911–1912) Fred Luehring (1912–1920) Lewis Sugarman (1920–1921) James Hynson # (1921) J. Hill Zahn (1921–1923) Albert Wittmer (1923–1932) Fritz Crisler (1932–1934) John Jefferies (1934–1935) Kenneth Fairman (1935–1938) Franklin Cappon (1938–1943) William Francis Logan (1943–1945) Leonard Hattinger # (1945) Wes Fesler (1945–1946) Franklin Cappon (1946–1961) Jake McCandless (1961–1962) Butch van Breda Kolff (1962–1967) Pete Carril (1967–1996) Bill Carmody (1996–2000) John Thompson III (2000–2004) Joe Scott (2004–2007) Sydney Johnson (2007–2011) Mitch Henderson (2011– ) # denotes interim head coach.

Princeton Tigers men's basketball head coaches

Mowbray Forney (1900–1901)
Augustus Enderbrock (1901–1902)
Bill Roper (1902–1903)
William McCoy (1903–1904)
Frederick Cooper (1904–1906)
William Kelleher (1906–1907)
C. F. Kogel (1907–1908)
Harry Shorter (1908–1911)
Harry Hough (1911–1912)
Fred Luehring (1912–1920)
Lewis Sugarman (1920–1921)
James Hynson # (1921)
J. Hill Zahn (1921–1923)
Albert Wittmer (1923–1932)
Fritz Crisler (1932–1934)
John Jefferies (1934–1935)
Kenneth Fairman (1935–1938)
Franklin Cappon (1938–1943)
William Francis Logan (1943–1945)
Leonard Hattinger # (1945)
Wes Fesler (1945–1946)
Franklin Cappon (1946–1961)
Jake McCandless (1961–1962)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1962–1967)
Pete Carril (1967–1996)
Bill Carmody (1996–2000)
John Thompson III (2000–2004)
Joe Scott (2004–2007)
Sydney Johnson (2007–2011)
Mitch Henderson (2011– )

# denotes interim head coach.

v t e Princeton Tigers athletic directors
Fred Luehring # (c. 1918) Burnham Dell (1934–1939) Kenneth Fairman (1941–1942) Asa Smith Bushnell III # (1942–1944) Kenneth Fairman (1944–1972) Royce Flippin (1972–1979) Bob Myslik (1979–1994) Gary Walters (1994–2014) Mollie Marcoux (2014–2021) John Mack (2021– ) # denotes acting/interim athletic director

Princeton Tigers athletic directors

Fred Luehring # (c. 1918)
Burnham Dell (1934–1939)
Kenneth Fairman (1941–1942)
Asa Smith Bushnell III # (1942–1944)
Kenneth Fairman (1944–1972)
Royce Flippin (1972–1979)
Bob Myslik (1979–1994)
Gary Walters (1994–2014)
Mollie Marcoux (2014–2021)
John Mack (2021– )

# denotes acting/interim athletic director

v t e 1933 Princeton Tigers football—national champions
Charles Ceppi Pepper Constable Kenneth Fairman Gilbert Lea Paul Pauk Jac Weller Head coach: Fritz Crisler Assistant coach: Tad Wieman

1933 Princeton Tigers football—national champions

Head coach: Fritz Crisler

Assistant coach: Tad Wieman

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