Farmer Kelly

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]

Farmer Kelly
Kelly c. 1913
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13
PositionTackle
ClassGraduate
MajorAgricultural Science
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1911–1914)
High schoolPeoples and Tucker School
Personal information
Born:(1889-01-22)January 22, 1889
Orlinda, Tennessee
Died:April 26, 1961(1961-04-26) (aged 72)
Columbus, Mississippi
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career highlights and awards

University of Tennessee

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

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
  1. "The University of Tennessee Record". google.ca. 1913.
  2. "American Breeder". google.com. 1916.
  3. "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"
  4. "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"
  5. "2002 Football Captains Selected". utsports.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. Spalding's Official Football Guide. NCAA. 1915.
  7. "Tennessee Total National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  8. "Sewanee Unable To Make Gains Through Heavy Tennessee Line". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 68. 1915.
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