About Fred Kirchner
Lived 1909 – 1997 (aged 87). Fred Kirchner was a military personnel and basketball player.
George Frederick Kirchner (March 7, 1909–February 13, 1997) was an American college professor and soccer coach. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Kirchner graduated from Clemson College in 1931 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He remained at Clemson after graduating, working first with the local YMCA and then as the college's director of intramural sports.
In 1934 Clemson began a soccer team and Kirchner was tapped as coach. Kirchner's team played Furman in the first soccer match in the state of South Carolina on February 14, 1934. The soccer team was discontinued after the 1939 season.
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Who was Fred Kirchner?
American professor and soccer coach (1909–1997)
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Fred Kirchner was born on 7 March 1909.
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Fred Kirchner died on 13 February 1997.
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Fred Kirchner was a military personnel and basketball player.
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