Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
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Biographical details | |
Born | c. 1875 |
Died | March 23, 1942 (aged 66) New York, New York |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1896–1897 | Princeton |
Baseball | |
1890s | Princeton |
Position(s) |
Halfback (football) First baseman (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1900 | California |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–2–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Football All-American, 1896 All-American, 1897 |
Addison W. "King" Kelly (c. 1875 – March 23, 1942) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, and . He played college football and college baseball at Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1898. In 1896 and 1897, Addison was selected as a halfback on the College Football All-America Team. He also played for four seasons as a first baseman on Princeton's baseball team. In 1900, Kelly served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley, compiling a record of 4–2–1. He later worked as a stockbroker in association with several Wall Street firms. Kelly died at the age of 66 on March 23, 1942 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City.