Ken Fyfe
{{short description|Scottish rugby union player}}
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| birth_name = Kenneth Carmichael Fyfe
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|04|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karachi, British India
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|01|29|1914|04|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kenneth Carmichael Fyfe (14 April 1914 – 29 January 1974) was a Scottish rugby union player.
Career
He was born in Karachi (now Pakistan) and died in Johannesburg, South Africa.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/4072.html|title=Ken Fyfe - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum|work=ESPN scrum|access-date=27 April 2015}} His mother was English and his father was the Scottish international association football player John Fyfe,{{cite book|title=Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013|author=Paul Smith|publisher=Pitch Publishing|year=2013|page=91}} with his heritage making him eligible for the Scotland national rugby union team – he gained nine caps between 1933 and 1939 including two Calcutta Cup wins over England at Murrayfield, and scored the winning try in the 1933 fixture.[https://theeastterrace.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/breaking-news-last-scottish-fan-to-witness-scotland-try-passes-away-aged-97.html Last Scottish fan to witness Scotland try passes away aged 97], The East Terrace, 6 February 2012 He attended the University of Cambridge and counted Sale among his club sides.[http://www.salefc.com/club/history History], Sale RFC
He also played cricket, and represented the Europeans cricket team in India during the 1937/38 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kenneth-fyfe-28693|title=Kenneth Fyfe|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 July 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:Scottish rugby union players
Category:Scotland international rugby union players
Category:Sportspeople from Karachi
Category:British sportspeople in British India
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