Franklin Farrel
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Franklin "Frank" Farrel III (March 23, 1908 – July 2, 2003) was an American
ice hockey
player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics
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He was born and died in New Haven, Connecticut
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In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.
United States
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Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...
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He was born and died in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
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In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.