Jim Kelly

James Dennis Kelly (July 3, 1893 – July 11, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He coached at DePaul University and the University of Minnesota and was head coach of the United States track and field team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Kelly was born on a farm near Fonda, Iowa on July 3, 1893; he was the third of five children in the family. In high school, he was a hurdler and middle-distance runner and played football and basketball. From 1929 to 1936 he served as DePaul's head basketball coach, compiling a 99–22 record; he was also the head football coach and athletic director.

In 1937 Kelly moved to the University of Minnesota as the head track coach.

Kelly retired as Minnesota's track coach in 1963 but remained active in track and field as an official.

Head coaching record College football