Roger Joseph Kiley (October 23, 1900 – September 6, 1974) was an

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player and later a United States circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Kiley received a

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from

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in 1923. He was a college athletic coach from 1922 to 1932, as an assistant coach at the

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in 1923, as head coach at

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from 1923 to 1927, and as an assistant coach at

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from 1927 to 1932. He was a professional

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player for the

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in 1923. He was in private practice of law in Chicago from 1933 to 1940. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Alderman from 1933 to 1940. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County in Illinois in 1940. He was a Judge of the

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for the First District in Chicago from 1941 to 1961.

College football career

A native of Chicago, Kiley was a prominent

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for

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, and one of the sports' first great pass catchers, paired with Eddie Anderson and catching passes from George Gipp. Kiley was hired from Notre Dame in January 1923 to serve as head coach at

. He served as head coach at Loyola through the second game of their 1928 season when he resigned to return to a private law practice.

Head coaching record

Federal judicial service

Kiley was nominated by President

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on June 20, 1961, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge William Lynn Parkinson. He was confirmed by the

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on June 27, 1961, and received his commission on June 30, 1961. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1974. His service was terminated on September 6, 1974, due to his death in River Forest, Illinois.

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