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John Brendan “Kell” Kelly Jr.

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John Brendan “Kell” Kelly Jr.

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Mar 1985 (aged 57)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Olympic Athlete. Brother of Grace, Princess of Monaco. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1950. He was the recipient of the Sullivan Award in 1947 as the United State's outstanding amateur athlete. He represented the United States on four Olympic Rowing teams (1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960). He won a bronze medal in in 1956 at the Melbourne Australia Olympics. He was the president of the United States Olympic Committee at the time of his death. He married twice. The first time was to Mary Gray Freeman in 1954 (the 1951 US national women's champion in swimming and a member of the United States swim team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. They had one son and five daughters. The couple separated in 1969 and divorced in 1980. He married Sandra Lee Worley in 1981. They had no children. They remained married until Kelly’s death in 1985.
Olympic Athlete. Brother of Grace, Princess of Monaco. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1950. He was the recipient of the Sullivan Award in 1947 as the United State's outstanding amateur athlete. He represented the United States on four Olympic Rowing teams (1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960). He won a bronze medal in in 1956 at the Melbourne Australia Olympics. He was the president of the United States Olympic Committee at the time of his death. He married twice. The first time was to Mary Gray Freeman in 1954 (the 1951 US national women's champion in swimming and a member of the United States swim team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. They had one son and five daughters. The couple separated in 1969 and divorced in 1980. He married Sandra Lee Worley in 1981. They had no children. They remained married until Kelly’s death in 1985.



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  • Added: Jan 26, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17693652/john_brendan-kelly: accessed ), memorial page for John Brendan “Kell” Kelly Jr. (24 May 1927–2 Mar 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17693652, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by GraveGirl (contributor 46497533).