Farmer Kelly (January 22, 1889 – April 26, 1961) was a college football player, from Orlinda, Tennessee.[1] He was later a county agent for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Kentucky.[2]
 Kelly c. 1913 | |
| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Agricultural Science |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 22, 1889 Orlinda, Tennessee |
| Died: | April 26, 1961 (aged 72) Columbus, Mississippi |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1911–1914) |
| High school | Peoples and Tucker School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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University of Tennessee edit
Kelly was a prominent tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1911 to 1914.[3][4] He was the All-Southern captain of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) champion 1914 team.[5][6]
1914 edit
In 1914, Tennessee won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the first championship of any kind for the Tennessee program. Winning all nine of their games, the 1914 squad was only the second undefeated team in Tennessee history. The 1914 Vols were retroactively awarded a national championship by 1st-N-Goal, though this remains largely unrecognized.[7] One account of the Sewanee game that year reads "Mush Kerr played a wonderful game in the line as did Capt. Kelly. The work of the Tennessee line was easily the feature of the contest, and Sewanee early discovered that it was practically useless to rely on line plunges to gain ground."[8]
References edit
- ^ "The University of Tennessee Record". 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "American Breeder". 1916 – via Google Books.
- ^ "1913 Football Program - UT vs Sewanee (at Chattanooga) (Oct 18, 1913)". University of Tennessee Library. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2015. "Yrs. on team: third"
- ^ "Tennessee Volunteers Football - K". old.lostlettermen.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015. "Kelly, Farmer" "Yrs. Lettered": "1911, 1912, 1913, 1914"
- ^ "2002 Football Captains Selected". utsports.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Spalding's Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Tennessee Total National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Sewanee Unable To Make Gains Through Heavy Tennessee Line". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 68. 1915 – via Google Books.