Shipwreck Kelly (American football), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American football player
Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1910
Place of Birth: Washington County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1986
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Shipwreck Kelly (American football)
- John Simms "Shipwreck" Kelly (July 8, 1910 – August 17, 1986) was a professional American football player who played halfback in the National Football League; he was also an owner and banker, most prominent in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
- He played five seasons for the New York Giants (1932) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1937).
- Kelly became a player-coach and later a player/coach/owner with the Dodgers football club, the successor to the Dayton Triangles, a charter member of the NFL.
- He gained his nickname from Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who was famous for pole-sitting in the 1920s.
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