Gerald Kilmartin Explained

Birth Date:7 July 1927
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Gerald Walsh "Gerry" Kilmartin (July 7, 1927 – June 16, 1970[1]) was 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 (now Bryant University) 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. Two days later, Kilmartin died of the injuries sustained in the attack.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former hockey star dies of injuries . AP . 18 June 1970 . . 29 December 2015 .
  2. Web site: United States Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games . sports-reference.com . 29 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122120111/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/USA/winter/1952/ICH/ . 22 November 2015 .
  3. Web site: Gerry Kilmartin . sports-reference.com . 29 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123041341/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/gerry-kilmartin-1.html . 23 January 2016 .