Cliff Kelly
Australian rugby league footballer
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Cliff Kelly (1917 – 23 July 1942) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
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| Full name | Clifford Cyril Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 July 1942 (aged 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Kelly came to St. George in 1940 from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. He was a second-row forward who suffered recurring knee injuries that stifled his short career.[2]
Accidental death
In 1942, he was again playing good football in the reserve grade before an accident on a train killed him on 27 July 1942.[3] The train was heading for Tempe railway station when he leaned out of the train and was immediately struck in the head by a passing train. He died at Tempe station while waiting for an ambulance.[4]
The Annual St. George Club Cabaret night was held on 8 August 1942 at Rockdale Town Hall, and all proceeds on the night were donated to Kelly's wife Helen and young son.[5]
Funeral
A large funeral was held at Woronora Crematorium for Kelly, will all members of the St. George Dragons team attending.[6]
