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5 min. Rowing. (IOC) John B. Kelly was born in Philadelphia on 4 October 1889, one of a family of 10 children. His Irish parents had emigrated to the United States a few years earlier. Athletic and also tall for his time (1.89m), he learned to row on the Schuylkill River that crosses Pennsylvania and flows into the Delaware River in Philadelphia.
John B. Kelly Sr. John Brendan Kelly Sr. (October 4, 1889 – June 20, 1960) was an American triple Olympic champion, the first in the sport of rowing. The Philadelphia-based Kelly also was a multimillionaire in the bricklaying and construction industry.
23 de may. de 2017 · The Kelly family house in East Falls was built by John B. Kelly in 1929 Photo credit Passionate about sports, Kelly played professional football in 1919, for the Holmesburg Athletic Club. That same year he scored three touchdowns only in the first quarter of the game against Camden, New Jersey.
19 de mar. de 2024 · John B. Kelly (born Oct. 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died June 20, 1960, Philadelphia) was an American oarsman who won 126 consecutive races in single sculls in 1919 and 1920, a record that included a gold medal at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp. Kelly also won the double sculls event (with his cousin Paul Costello) at the 1920 Games ...
Hace 4 días · In 1919 and 1920, he won the national single sculls title over both the sprint distance (¼-mile) and 1½ miles. Kelly never won the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Regatta because he was denied entry. The usual rumor is that he was considered a professional by the Henley authorities, because his trade, as a contractor, gave him an unfair ...
John Brendan Kelly –conocido como Jack Kelly – ( Filadelfia, 4 de octubre de 1889-Filadelfia, 20 de junio de 1960) fue un deportista estadounidense que compitió en remo. 1 Triple ganador de la medalla de oro olímpica, sería el primero en hacerlo en el deporte del remo. Fue el padre de Grace Kelly, actriz y princesa de Mónaco (y por lo ...
JOHN B. KELLY OLYMPIC CHAMPION: SINGLES 1920 DOUBLES 1924 DOUBLES 1920 The story of Jack Kelly, Sr., and his long quest for international recognition in rowing is a colorful legend that has been passed along so many times in the sports world that it has become, like his statue, somewhat larger than life.
