Kenny Kuhn

Kenny Kuhn
Infielder
Born: March 20, 1937(1937-03-20)
Louisville, Kentucky
Died: July 16, 2010(2010-07-16) (aged 73)
Layton, Utah
Batted: Left Threw: Right 
MLB debut
July 7, 1955 for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1957 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average     .210
Home runs     0
Runs batted in     7
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kenneth Harold Kuhn (March 20, 1937 – July 16, 2010) was an infielder in Major League Baseball for three seasons.[1] He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1955 to 1957, playing mostly as a shortstop and second baseman, and was classified as a "Bonus Baby".[1][2]

After his major league career, he played minor league baseball until 1963, including the Dallas Rangers of the Texas League. After retirement from baseball Kuhn worked for various companies, including Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mister Donut and Children's Discovery Centers. In 1999 he moved to Truckee, California and worked at a Lake Tahoe resort.

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Death

He died, aged 73, in Layton, Utah, from pancreatic cancer. He was survived by wife Peggy and their four children, Carrie, Amy, Scott and Stan.[3]

Legacy

Kuhn was a four-sport star (baseball, football, basketball, and track) at Male High School, noted in 1955 (before Muhammad Ali), as "possibly the greatest all-around athlete ever to come out of Louisville."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kenny Kuhn". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkuhnk101.htm. Retrieved July 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Kenny Kuhn". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kuhnke01.shtml. Retrieved July 17, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Hall, C. Ray. "Kenny Kuhn, four-sport star at Male in 1950s, dies at 73 in Utah". courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100716/SPORTS03/7160378/1002/sports/Kenny+Kuhn++four-sport+star+at+Male+in+1950s++dies+at+73+in+Utah. Retrieved July 17, 2010. 

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