Earl Allen Kelley (December 24, 1932 – August 13, 2016) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | December 24, 1932 Dearing, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 13, 2016 (aged 83) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | McCune (McCune, Kansas) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Kansas (1951–1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1954: 7th round, 56th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1953–1960 | Peoria Cats | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dearing, Kansas, he was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in 1960. Kelley died at the age of 83 on August 13, 2016, in Lawrence, Kansas.[1]
He was the brother of 1952 Summer Olympics gold medalist Dean Kelley.
References
edit- ^ Newell, Jesse (August 13, 2016). "Former KU basketball great Al Kelley dies at age 83". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
External links
edit- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allen Kelley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- basketpedya.com
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