Addison W. "King" Kelly (c. 1875 – March 23, 1942) was an
American football
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and
baseball
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player, coach of football, and
stockbroker
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. He played
college football and
college baseball
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at
Princeton University
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, from which he graduated in 1898. In 1896 and 1897, Addison was selected as a
halfback on the
College Football All-America Team
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. He also played for four seasons as a
first baseman
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on Princeton's baseball team. In 1900, Kelly served as the head football coach at the
University of California, Berkeley
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, compiling a record of 4–2–1. He later worked as a stockbroker in association with several
Wall Street
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firms. Kelly died at the age of 66 on March 23, 1942, at
Roosevelt Hospital
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The 514-bed facility is located in the Midtown West neighborhood of New York City. The f ...
in
New York City
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.
Head coaching record
References
Year of birth uncertain
1870s births
1942 deaths
19th-century players of American football
American football halfbacks
American stockbrokers
Baseball first basemen
California Golden Bears football coaches
Princeton Tigers baseball players
Princeton Tigers football players
All-American college football players
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