AL KELLEY

KELLEY, EARL ALLEN 'AL'

Hometown:  McCune, KS   (Brother of Dean Kelley '53 and Larry Kelley '58)

CATEGORY   TOTAL   1952 1953 1954
YEAR     So. Jr. Sr.
POSITION     G/F G/F G/F
HEIGHT     5'11 5'11 5'11
WEIGHT     164 161 170
JERSEY          
Games Played/Started 55/   9/ 25/ 21/
Points 586   2 323 261
   Per Game 10.7   0.2 12.9 12.4
Rebounds          
   Per Game          
FG: Attempts          
       Made 214   1 120 93
       Percent          
FT: Attempts 207   2 118 87
       Made 158   0 83 75
       Percent 76.3   0.0 70.3 86.2
Production Points/Game          
Production Points/Minute          

1952:

1953:  Lettered, Starter, All-Big 7

1954:  Lettered, Starter, All-Big 7, Captain

1960:  Played in '60 Olympics, with Peoria Caterpillars

Pro career:

1953-54

Round drafted: 7

Milwaukee Hawks

Not so fast, Billy Packer, 12/30/2006

 Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame

Kansas University junior Scott Burrus, Wichita, shakes the hand of former North Carolina head coach Dean Smith, a member of the 1952 Jayhawk Championship team prior to the start of Saturday's game against Nebraska. Along with Smith are his '52 teammates Bill Lienhard, far left, Bob Kenney, Al Kelley and Bill Hougland, far right. The team was honored during the first timeout of Saturday's game.

Photo by Nick Krug