Earlham College

Tom Kennan, a three-year player for the Earlham soccer team, was first team All-Midwest and All-America in 1951. Kennan, a geology major, was the 1951 team’s second leading scorer while playing right wing, not generally considered a scoring position. That same year he scored two goals to seal a victory in a match against Ohio State. Kennan was the soccer team’s captain in 1950 and 1951.

Kennan left Earlham in 1953 and became a pilot in the United States Air Force. Later, he became a test pilot and instructor for McDonnell Douglas/Boeing and had clocked over 15,000 hours of flight time by retirement.