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Portrait of John A. Kelley, Arlington High School, class of 1927
As printed in the 1927 yearbook

Arlington High School

Johnny Kelley

Printed in the 1927 yearbook as John A. Kelley

Johnny Kelley (American long-distance runner) is in the 1927 yearbook of Arlington High School, Arlington, Massachusetts, printed there as John A. Kelley. This page shows the portrait as printed, with classmates and what the book says.

Class of 1927

Before they were famous

Johnny Kelley American long-distance runner

Johnny Kelley was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the Boston Marathon twice and participated in the race 61 times. He also painted natural landscapes.

Born
September 6, 1907, Massachusetts
Died
2004
Age in this yearbook
about 20
In the yearbook as
John A. Kelley, Arlington High School, class of 1927

How we know this is the same person: Arlington High, born 1907; the yearbook names him captain of cross country and 'another fast fellow... as a runner'. Summary written from the Wikipedia article (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

135 in the class of 1927 · 114 more named Kelley

Full name
John A. Kelley
Known as
Johnnie
Lived at
56 Palmer Street, Arlington, Massachusetts
School
Arlington High School
Graduated
Class of 1927

Also searched as: Johnnie Kelley; Jack Kelley; John Kelley; Johnny Kelley.

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James A. Kelley — HouseholdJames KelleyLeonard D. Wood — Clubs & teamsLeonard WoodChanning Hilliard — Clubs & teamsChanning HilliardGeoffrey A. Sawyer — Clubs & teamsGeoffrey SawyerGerald O'Neil — Clubs & teamsGerald O'NeilKenneth Matheson — Clubs & teamsKenneth MathesonLaurence H. Lougee — Clubs & teamsLaurence LougeeArthur Douropulos — NeighboursArthur DouropulosHarriet Hall — NeighboursHarriet HallHenri M. David — NeighboursHenri DavidMarjorie Belcher — NeighboursMarjorie BelcherMarjorie D. Hall — NeighboursMarjorie HallArita Kelley — Same surnameArita KelleyEdna M. Kelley — Same surnameEdna KelleyElinor Kelley — Same surnameElinor KelleyGeraldine Mary Kelley — Same surnameGeraldine KelleyGordon R. Kemp — ClassmatesGordon KempMargaret Keefe — ClassmatesMargaret KeefeElvera B. Kettell — ClassmatesElvera KettellLouis Kaplan — ClassmatesLouis KaplanHelen Lane — ClassmatesHelen Lane

In context

Going through the Arlington High School class of 1927 from A to Z by surname, John is the 75th of 135 names on this site. On the scan, the entry sits on page 31, around the middle of the stretch from page 12 to page 48 where this site found the book's portraits. John shared “Captain of Cross Country” with 5 seniors, going by what the yearbook prints. This site lists 135 names for the class of 1927, against 157 for 1928. The yearbook calls itself “Arlington High School Year-Book”, edited by Walter T. Atkinson.

On the same scan pageMargaret Keefe, Arita Kelley, Gordon R. Kemp
Same clubCaptain of Cross Country: 5 other classmates
Same clubTrack: 6 other classmates
The book's own titleArlington High School Year-Book (editor: Walter T. Atkinson)

At home, 56 Palmer Street

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

The 1928 Arlington Directory lists these people named Kelley at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

  • John A Kelley lived herepage
  • Willian Kelley, ; J. (Bertha C.) letter carrier lived herepage

The Kelley household is listed here in 1930 and 1933 too.

What John did at school

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

"Johnnie" is another fast fellow in Arlington High. This certainly applies to him as a runner. "Johnnie" has determination and ambition which stand him in good stead.

Also grew up on Palmer Street

The class of 1927

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Others named Kelley

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Source

Arlington High School yearbook, 1927, page 31. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item arlingtonhighsch1927arli).

Published 1927, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Robbins Memorial Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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