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Walter F. Kelly

1874 – 1961

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, physician

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Lived 1874 – 1961 (aged 87). Walter F. Kelly was an American head coach and basketball coach.

Walter Frederic "Mike" Kelly (January 13, 1874 – March 1, 1961) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and physician. He served as the head football coach at University of Texas at Austin in 1897 and at Butler University from 1899 to 1903, compiling a career college football record of 10–14. Kelly was also the head basketball coach at Butler from 1899 to 1903, tallying a mark of 6–8, and was the school's head baseball coach from 1901 to 1905 and again in 1908, amassing a record of 7–21–1. Before his tenure at Butler, Kelly served as an assistant coach to David Farragut Edwards at Texas in 1898.

While coaching at Butler, Kelly pursued a medical degree at Indiana Medical College, from which he graduated in 1906. He worked as a physician in Marion County, Indiana for more than 54 years before his death on March 1, 1961, at his home in Indianapolis.

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Who was Walter F. Kelly?

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball coach, physician

When was Walter F. Kelly born?

Walter F. Kelly was born on 13 January 1874 in Bradford.

When did Walter F. Kelly die?

Walter F. Kelly died on 1 March 1961 in Indianapolis.

What was Walter F. Kelly's occupation?

Walter F. Kelly was a head coach and basketball coach.

What nationality was Walter F. Kelly?

Walter F. Kelly was American.

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· Wikipedia: Walter F. Kelly

· Wikidata: Q7964808

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