Milestones in the life of John J. Kelley
• 1930 December 24 – Born in Norwich, CT
• 1950 Top Schoolboy Miler
• 1951 Manchester Road Race winner; set course record
• 1952 Boston University, set school mile record
• 1953 Married to Jacinta C. Braga
• 1956-63 National Marathon Championship, Winner
• 1957 Boston Marathon Winner
• 1958 First daughter (Julia) born
• 1959 Pan American Games Marathon Champion
• 1960 Competed in Rome Olympics Marathon
• 1961 Mt. Washington Road Race Winner; set course record
• 1961 Second daughter (Kathleen) born
• 1964 Third daughter (Eileen) born
• 1974 Fitch Cross Country Coach State Championship
• 2002 Inducted into National Distance Runners Hall of Fame
• 2007 Mystic Irish Parade Grand Marshal
• 2011 August 21 – Died in North Stonington, CT
Trivia
• Only runner to ever win both Mt. Washington and the Boston Marathon
• Only BAA runner to win Boston Marathon
• National marathon champion; eight consecutive years.
After all Kell’s athletic accomplishments, he never received prize or endorsement money.