Alva Kelley

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Name = Alva E. Kelley
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DateOfBirth = c. 1919
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Sport = College football
College = Colgate University
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OverallRecord = 31-39-2 (Brown)
9-18-0 (Colgate)
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Player = Y
Years = 1938-1940
Team = Cornell University
Position = End
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CoachYears = 1946-1949
1951-1958
1959-1961
CoachTeams = Cornell (assistant coach)
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Alva E. Kelley (born c. 1919) was the 27th head football coachfor the Colgate University Raiders located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New Yorkand he held that position for three seasons, from 1959 until 1961.His overall coaching record at Colgate was 9 wins, 18 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him12th at Colgate in terms of total wins and 27th at Colgate in terms of winning percentage. [http://www.Colgatesports.com/sports/football/2007%20Guide/2007%20FB%20Web%20Guide.pdf]

Kelley graduated from Cornell University in 1941 after playing three seasons of football under Carl Snavely, including the 1939 undefeated national championship season. He was assistant coach at Cornell from 1946 to 1949, before becoming head coach at Brown University and then Colgate. He was inducted into the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.

He also coached at Hobart College, Geneva, New York.

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