Fido Purpur
Deceased Person
1912 – 2001
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Who was Fido Purpur?
Clifford Joseph "Fido" Purpur was a professional ice hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Chicago Black Hawks, and Detroit Red Wings.
He holds the distinction of being the first person born in North Dakota to play in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974. He also received the State's highest honor, the Roughrider Award in 1981. In 1988, he received the Hobey Baker Legends of College Hockey Award.
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- Born
- Sep 26, 1912
- Education
- University of North Dakota
- Lived in
- Grand Forks
- Died
- Feb 21, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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