Background
Kilpatrick was born to a Canadian mother and American father, raised in New York City, and later attended Yale University.
military gridiron football player
Kilpatrick was born to a Canadian mother and American father, raised in New York City, and later attended Yale University.
Graduate Phillip’s Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1907. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1911.
He competed in football and track and field, and was recognized as one of the top players of the era. After the war, he commenced a successful business career in New York that led him to becoming the president of the Madison Square Garden Corporation. Kilpatrick ran Madison Square Garden for more than twenty-five years, personally overseeing the operations of the New York Rangers National Hockey League club from 1934 to 1960.
Kilpatrick introduced a number of other professional events at Madison Square Garden, such as ice shows and, with the assistance of Ned Irish, college and professional basketball player.
In 1936, he was elected an National Hockey League Governor. In June 1942, Kilpatrick was recalled to active military duty to serve in World World War II and was promoted to brigadier general.
He retired from the army in 1949 and resumed his career at Madison Square Garden. Kilpatrick continued to make contributions to the sport of ice hockey, including establishing the National Hockey League Pension Society in 1947.
He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame.
Married Stephanie d’Hengster, October 25, 1919.