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Allen Kelley

Personal information
Born	(1932-12-24)December 24, 1932 Dearing, Kansas, U.S.
Died	August 13, 2016(2016-08-13) (aged 83) Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	164 lb (74 kg)
Career information
High school	McCune (McCune, Kansas)
College	Kansas (1951–1954)
NBA draft	1954: 7th round, 56th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Hawks
Position	Guard
Career history
1953–1960	Peoria Cats
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1952) 2× First-team All-Big Seven (1953, 1954) 3x AAU champion (1954, 1958, 1960)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team competition FIBA World Cup 1954 Rio de Janeiro

Earl Allen Kelley (December 24, 1932 – August 13, 2016) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Born in Dearing, Kansas, he was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in 1960. Kelley died at the age of 83 on August 13, 2016, in Lawrence, Kansas.

He was the brother of 1952 Summer Olympics gold medalist Dean Kelley.

References

1. Newell, Jesse (August 13, 2016). "Former KU basketball great Al Kelley dies at age 83". Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 14, 2016.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allen Kelley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
• basketpedya.com

v t e United States squad – 1954 FIBA World Championship – Gold medal
11 Penwell 12 Minter (MVP) 14 Retherford 21 Gott 22 Johnson 24 Stratton 33 Kelley 34 Hamilton 44 Sheets 45 Born 55 Solomon Coach: Womble

v t e United States basketball squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
3 West 4 Bellamy 5 Boozer 6 Dischinger 7 Haldorson 8 Imhoff 9 Kelley 10 Lane 11 Lucas 12 Smith 13 Arnette 14 Robertson Coach: Newell

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