Melvin Dean Kelley (September 23, 1931 – January 13, 1996) was an American

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player who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played six matches. He later played three seasons for the

Peoria Cats The Caterpillar Diesels (also later known as the Peoria Cats or Caterpillars) was an amateur basketball team located in Peoria, Illinois and sponsored and run by the Caterpillar Inc. company. The Caterpillars were one of the most successful tea ...

from (1956-59)

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(AAU) team, winning a

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there in 1958. He was the brother of

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

gold medalist

Allen Kelley Earl Allen Kelley (December 24, 1932 – August 13, 2016) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. Born in Dearing, Kansas, he was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in 1960. Kell ...

References

External links

Dean Kelley at databaseOlympics.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, Dean 1931 births 1996 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games Fort Wayne Pistons draft picks Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in basketball Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Peoria Caterpillars players United States men's national basketball team players Pan American Games medalists in basketball Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games