Craig Kelly (snowboarder)

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Craig Kelly
Born	(1966-04-01)April 1, 1966 Granite City, Illinois
Died	January 20, 2003(2003-01-20) (aged 36) Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death	Snow avalanche
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Washington
Occupation	Professional Snowboarder

Craig Kelly (April 1, 1966 – January 20, 2003) was an American professional snowboarder. Kelly is known as the 'Godfather of Freeriding'; Terje Håkonsen called Kelly the best snowboarder of all time. Over his 15-year professional career, he won 4 world championships and 3 U.S. championships; he won the Mt. Baker Banked Slalom snowboarding competition in 1988, 1991, and 1993.^[1]