&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Jim_Kelly,_Buena_Vista.png) Kelly with Buena Vista in 1933 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1893 Fonda, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | July 11, 1972 (aged 79) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Buena Vista College Morningside College University of South Dakota |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1911–1921 | Fonda HS (IA) |
| 1922–1925 | Buena Vista |
| 1932–1933 | DePaul (co-HC) |
| 1934–1936 | DePaul |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1921 | Fonda HS (IA) |
| 1922–1925 | Buena Vista |
| 1929–1936 | DePaul |
| Track and field | |
| 1911–1921 | Fonda HS (IA) |
| 1922–1925 | Buena Vista |
| 1926–1936 | DePaul |
| 1937–1963 | Minnesota |
| 1956 | USA Olympic |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1937 | DePaul |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 54–13–7 (college football) |
James Dennis Kelly (July 3, 1893 – July 11, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach and college athletics administrator. He coached at DePaul University and the University of Minnesota and was head coach of the United States track and field team at the 1956 Summer Olympics.