Ormiston retired from coaching after suffering a heart attack and moved to Norfolk, Virginia. He died in Virginia in 1951 at age 42.[6]
Referencesedit
^1929 Westinghouse High School yearbook (The Sketch Book), p. 34.
^ ab"Ken Ormiston". The Pro Football Archive. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^"Believe It Or Not -- It Really Happened". The Pittsburgh Press. January 20, 1937. p. 27.
^Alan Gould (1934-12-01). "HUND, LARSON ON ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR TEAM: ALABAMA GETS TWO POSITIONS ON FIRST TEAM". Rhinelander Daily News.
^"University of Miami yearbook" (PDF). University of Miami. 1939. p. 94.
^ abc"Final Rites Today for Ken Ormiston". The Charleroi Mail (Penn.). September 4, 1951. p. 7.
^"Ken Ormiston Gets Air Force Line Job: Former Pitt Star to Aid Jordan". The Pittsburgh Press. August 9, 1946.
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ormiston, kenneth, ormiston, september, 1911, september, 1951, american, football, player, coach, biographical, detailsborn, 1911, september, 1911pennsylvania, diedseptember, 1951, 1951, aged, london, bridge, virginia, playing, career1932, 1934pittsburghpositi. Kenneth L Ormiston September 1 1911 September 2 1951 was an American football player and coach Ken OrmistonBiographical detailsBorn 1911 09 01 September 1 1911Pennsylvania U S DiedSeptember 2 1951 1951 09 02 aged 40 London Bridge Virginia U S Playing career1932 1934PittsburghPosition s GuardCoaching career HC unless noted 1938Miami FL freshmen 1941Western Reserve assistant 1945Third Air Force line 1946 1947Amherst line 1948 1950Pittsburgh Steelers line Accomplishments and honorsAwardsFirst team All American 1934 Ormiston attended Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh where he played football baseball and volleyball 1 He then enrolled at The Kiski School and then at the University of Pittsburgh where he played college football at the guard position for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 1932 to 1934 2 3 He was selected by the International News Service and the New York Sun as a first team guard on the 1934 College Football All America Team He was also selected as a second team All American by the Associated Press 4 After graduating from Pitt Ormiston began a career in coaching In 1938 he was the frosh coach for the Miami Hurricanes football team 5 In 1941 he was an assistant coach for the Western Reserve Red Cats football team in Cleveland present day Case Western Reserve University 6 During World War II Ormiston served as an athletic director and special service officer with the United States Army Air Forces In 1945 he was the line coach for the Third Air Force Gremlins in Tampa Florida In 1946 he was hired as the line coach at Amherst College 7 a position he held for three years 6 He also served as the line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1948 to 1950 2 Ormiston retired from coaching after suffering a heart attack and moved to Norfolk Virginia He died in Virginia in 1951 at age 42 6 References edit 1929 Westinghouse High School yearbook The Sketch Book p 34 a b Ken Ormiston The Pro Football Archive Retrieved January 16 2015 Believe It Or Not It Really Happened The Pittsburgh Press January 20 1937 p 27 Alan Gould 1934 12 01 HUND LARSON ON ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR TEAM ALABAMA GETS TWO POSITIONS ON FIRST TEAM Rhinelander Daily News University of Miami yearbook PDF University of Miami 1939 p 94 a b c Final Rites Today for Ken Ormiston The Charleroi Mail Penn September 4 1951 p 7 Ken Ormiston Gets Air Force Line Job Former Pitt Star to Aid Jordan The Pittsburgh Press August 9 1946 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ken Ormiston amp oldid 1207034636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
