Everett Edward Kelley was born January 8, 1898, in Whitesville, Kentucky, to Charles Alphonzo Kelley and Mary Alice Ralph. His father was a farmer and a service station operator.
Kelley attended medical school at Vanderbilt, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.[3] He started at guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt football teams from 1922 to 1924. He was a prominent member of Commodores teams that compiled a win–loss–tie record of 20–2–3 (.860) over his three years, and won two conference titles.
The rematch with the Michigan Wolverines at Ferry Field in 1923, saw Michigan win a bitterly fought contest 3 to 0. Michigan went on to have an undefeated season, and is one of the teams to claim a national title in '23. After the game, the referee McDonald approached Kelley and told him, "You are the first individual I've complimented after a game in which I officiated, but I want to tell you that I never saw a better guard than you are."[5] One of the four touchdowns by Gil Reese in the 35 to 7 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs was a 5-yard run behind Kelley. At the end of the year, Kelley was selected for the All-Southern squad.[6] He was elected to captain the Commodores the next year.[5]
1924
The 1924 team, captained by Kelley, was dubbed in Fred Russell's Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football "the most eventful season in the history of Vanderbilt football." On opening day against Henderson-Brown, Vanderbilt won 13–0. One of Vandy's two scores came on a punt blocked by Kelley, recovered by Hek Wakefield.[7] The third week of play saw the Commodores tie with the Quantico Marines by a score of 13–13. Kelley was injured in this game. He would sit on the bench the rest of the year except for five minutes of the Tulane game the next week.[8]Lynn Bomar suffered a brain hemorrhage in the game against Georgia that year, and in the final game against Sewanee, Wakefield broke his leg. Thus as the season finished, three of Vanderbilt's All-Southern selections for 1923 sat on the bench.
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Everett Edward Tuck Kelley January 8 1898 August 15 1983 was an American college football player and physician He also served in the Navy during both World Wars eventually as a commander As a football player Kelley was an All Southern guard for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team of Vanderbilt University As a physician he was once the surgeon at the Presbyterian Hospital of the City of Chicago 1 Everett E KelleyKelley c 1923Vanderbilt Commodores No 13 1PositionGuard centerClass1924Personal informationBorn 1898 01 08 January 8 1898Whitesville KentuckyDied August 15 1983 1983 08 15 aged 85 Marietta GeorgiaHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight170 lb 77 kg Career historyCollegeKentucky 1915 1918 1919 Vanderbilt 1922 1924 Career highlights and awardsSoCon championship 1922 1923 All Southern 1922 1923 Contents 1 Early years 1 1 University of Kentucky 1 2 Vanderbilt University 1 2 1 1922 1 2 2 1923 1 2 3 1924 2 Personal 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksEarly years EditEverett Edward Kelley was born January 8 1898 in Whitesville Kentucky to Charles Alphonzo Kelley and Mary Alice Ralph His father was a farmer and a service station operator University of Kentucky Edit Kelley played for the Kentucky Wildcats football teams of the University of Kentucky selected for All Kentucky teams in an era dominated by Centre a He was elected treasurer of the freshman class 2 Vanderbilt University Edit Kelley attended medical school at Vanderbilt where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha 3 He started at guard for Dan McGugin s Vanderbilt football teams from 1922 to 1924 He was a prominent member of Commodores teams that compiled a win loss tie record of 20 2 3 860 over his three years and won two conference titles 1922 Edit Kelley transferred to Vanderbilt in 1922 having formerly played center for the Kentucky Wildcats Tuck was a starter for the scoreless tie with Michigan at the dedication of Dudley Field After the season he was selected for Billy Evans s All Southern team his Southern Honor Roll 4 1923 Edit The rematch with the Michigan Wolverines at Ferry Field in 1923 saw Michigan win a bitterly fought contest 3 to 0 Michigan went on to have an undefeated season and is one of the teams to claim a national title in 23 After the game the referee McDonald approached Kelley and told him You are the first individual I ve complimented after a game in which I officiated but I want to tell you that I never saw a better guard than you are 5 One of the four touchdowns by Gil Reese in the 35 to 7 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs was a 5 yard run behind Kelley At the end of the year Kelley was selected for the All Southern squad 6 He was elected to captain the Commodores the next year 5 1924 Edit The 1924 team captained by Kelley was dubbed in Fred Russell s Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football the most eventful season in the history of Vanderbilt football On opening day against Henderson Brown Vanderbilt won 13 0 One of Vandy s two scores came on a punt blocked by Kelley recovered by Hek Wakefield 7 The third week of play saw the Commodores tie with the Quantico Marines by a score of 13 13 Kelley was injured in this game He would sit on the bench the rest of the year except for five minutes of the Tulane game the next week 8 Lynn Bomar suffered a brain hemorrhage in the game against Georgia that year and in the final game against Sewanee Wakefield broke his leg Thus as the season finished three of Vanderbilt s All Southern selections for 1923 sat on the bench Personal EditIn June 1925 Kelley married the former Mary Palmer Wade 9 Kelley s son Everett Jr was also in the Navy as an aviator and served in the Korean War 10 Kelley Sr is buried in Section U Site 377 at Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta Georgia 11 References Edit Mrs C A Kelley The Owensboro Messenger October 23 1929 p 9 via Newspapers com Freshman Class Elects Officers The Kentucky Kernel October 13 1915 p 4 Archived from the original on December 25 2017 Retrieved October 2 2016 Register of Vanderbilt University Billy Evans Honor Roll The Grand Rapids Press December 9 1922 16 a b Vandy Captain Gets High Rating in South Modesto Evening News December 22 1923 All Star Eleven To Be Rewarded By Atlanta Paper Times Picayune December 9 1923 Russell Fred and Maxwell Edward Benson Fifty Years of Vanderbilt Football Nashville TN 1938 p 43 Vanderbilt Yearbook The Commodore 1925 Kelley Wade Marriage Solemnized This Morning at Home of Bride Nashville Banner June 27 1925 Obituary for Everett Edward Kelley Aged 92 The Tennessean January 9 2020 pp A11 via newspapers com Nationwide Gravesite LocatorNotes Edit Centre College star Hump Tanner was from nearby Owensboro External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Everett Kelly American football Everett E Kelley at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Everett E Kelley amp oldid 1132393708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
