Dick Kempthorn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1926
Place of Birth: Canton, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 08-Feb-2019
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Dick Kempthorn
- Richard James Kempthorn (October 23, 1926 – February 8, 2019) was an American collegiate athlete, Air Force pilot, and businessman from Canton, Ohio, US.
- He played college football on the undefeated national champion 1947 and 1948 Michigan Wolverines football teams and was the Most Valuable Player on the 1949 team.
- He later served as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War where he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
- He turned down an opportunity to play professional football to join his father in the automobile business.
- Over the next 50 years, Kempthorn built a series of automobile dealerships in Canton, Ohio.
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