Larry Kelley
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| Larry Kelley | |
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| Date of birth | May 30, 1915 |
| Place of birth |  Conneaut, Ohio |
| Date of death | June 27, 2000 |
| Position(s) | End |
| College | Yale |
| NFL Draft | 1937 / Round 9/ Pick 87 |
| Awards | 1936 Heisman Trophy |
| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Lawrence Morgan "Larry" Kelley (May 30, 1915 – June 27, 2000) was an American football player born in Conneaut, Ohio. He played end, for Yale University. While at Yale he was a member of Skull & Bones, and was the second winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1936, the year it was renamed in honor of John Heisman. His jersey number was 19.
Kelley was an All-American end and the captain of the Yale football team. Following his career at Yale, he played for the Boston Shamrocks of the American Football League in 1937. He is a member of the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame. Following his career in football, Kelley was a history teacher and alumni director at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey.[1]
Taught English at The Cheshire Academy.
To benefit of his nieces and nephews, Kelley sold his Heisman Trophy at an auction in December 1999 for $328,110 to the owner of The Stadium Museum, Restaurant & Bar in Garrison, New York, where it now resides.[2] His health was visibly failing at that time also, and on June 27, 2000, Kelley died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Highstown.[3] He was 85.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "1999 Heisman Trophy - Former Heisman winner puts trophy up for auction", CNN/SI, December 2, 1999. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ John D. Lukacs. "From the legendary to the little-known, Heisman history is never dull", ESPN, December 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ RICHARD GOLDSTEIN. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Kelley Is a Suicide; Won 1936 Heisman", New York Times, June 28, 2000. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
- ^ Bamberger, Michael (11 December 2000). "The invisible man". Sports Illustrated, 93(24):64-74. ISSN 0038-822X.
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| Preceded by Jay Berwanger |
Heisman Trophy Winner 1936 |
Succeeded by Clint Frank |
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