Harold Nicholas Koch was born to Herman Koch and Matilda 'Tillie' Fountain on June 16, 1926 in Trenton, Michigan. When he grew older he joined the army and was a solider for a few years during WW2. This service lead to him being honored by his wife and his son at the Gibraltar, MI Veterans Memorial Monument dedication ceremony. He married Margaret on August 5, 1950 and had a son and a daughter.
Hockey was a family affair and, not only did Harold and his son play for teams (not pro), but his daughter went on to become the first female professional hockey player in history. Although he preferred baseball, Harold not only worked as the director, coach, and referee for Gibraltar's hockey program, but he also built the hockey rink (and the scoreboards, and the benches, and did the landscaping!) near city hall that the program used! He referred to his programs as hockey 'clinics' as he wanted to focus on learning rather than competitive action. He said in an article "My main purpose through this entire program has been to teach good, correct hockey. I know the game, and I've tried to teach the kids the way it's supposed to be played."
He also had a great love of model trains and built many miniature houses that he modeled after places he had lived.
Hockey was a family affair and, not only did Harold and his son play for teams (not pro), but his daughter went on to become the first female professional hockey player in history. Although he preferred baseball, Harold not only worked as the director, coach, and referee for Gibraltar's hockey program, but he also built the hockey rink (and the scoreboards, and the benches, and did the landscaping!) near city hall that the program used! He referred to his programs as hockey 'clinics' as he wanted to focus on learning rather than competitive action. He said in an article "My main purpose through this entire program has been to teach good, correct hockey. I know the game, and I've tried to teach the kids the way it's supposed to be played."
He also had a great love of model trains and built many miniature houses that he modeled after places he had lived.
Harold Nicholas Koch was born to Herman Koch and Matilda 'Tillie' Fountain on June 16, 1926 in Trenton, Michigan. When he grew older he joined the army and was a solider for a few years during WW2. This service lead to him being honored by his wife and his son at the Gibraltar, MI Veterans Memorial Monument dedication ceremony. He married Margaret on August 5, 1950 and had a son and a daughter.
Hockey was a family affair and, not only did Harold and his son play for teams (not pro), but his daughter went on to become the first female professional hockey player in history. Although he preferred baseball, Harold not only worked as the director, coach, and referee for Gibraltar's hockey program, but he also built the hockey rink (and the scoreboards, and the benches, and did the landscaping!) near city hall that the program used! He referred to his programs as hockey 'clinics' as he wanted to focus on learning rather than competitive action. He said in an article "My main purpose through this entire program has been to teach good, correct hockey. I know the game, and I've tried to teach the kids the way it's supposed to be played."
He also had a great love of model trains and built many miniature houses that he modeled after places he had lived.
Hockey was a family affair and, not only did Harold and his son play for teams (not pro), but his daughter went on to become the first female professional hockey player in history. Although he preferred baseball, Harold not only worked as the director, coach, and referee for Gibraltar's hockey program, but he also built the hockey rink (and the scoreboards, and the benches, and did the landscaping!) near city hall that the program used! He referred to his programs as hockey 'clinics' as he wanted to focus on learning rather than competitive action. He said in an article "My main purpose through this entire program has been to teach good, correct hockey. I know the game, and I've tried to teach the kids the way it's supposed to be played."
He also had a great love of model trains and built many miniature houses that he modeled after places he had lived.
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Harold N Koch
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1926 (cross symbol) 2004
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