Shipwreck Kelly

(1910-1986)

American football player

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John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly (July 8, 1910 – August 17, 1986) was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. He played five seasons for the New York Giants (1932) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1937). Kelly became a player-coach and later a player/coach/owner with the Dodgers football club, the successor to the Dayton Triangles, a charter member of the NFL. He gained his nickname from Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who was famous for pole-sitting in the 1920s.

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Born	John Simms Kelly 8 July 1910 Simmstown, KY
Died	17 August 1986 (aged 76) Lighthouse Point, Florida, United States
Zodiac	Cancer
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Brenda Frazier 1921-1982 · American socialite · m. 1941; div. 1950 info edit

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Brenda Victoria info 1st child with Brenda Frazier Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Tom Kerrigan · Friend · 1906- · American football (american) edit info

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Daniel Topping · Friend · 1912-1974 · American baseball executive edit info

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John Whitney · Friend · 1918-1985 · American politician edit info

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