Roger Joseph Kiley (October 23, 1900 – September 6, 1974) was an

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player and later a

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of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Education and career

Born in

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, Kiley received a

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from

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in 1923. He was a college athletic coach from 1922 to 1932, as an assistant coach at the

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in 1923, as head coach at

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from 1923 to 1927, and as an assistant coach at

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from 1927 to 1932. He was a professional

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player for the

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in 1923. He was in private practice of law in Chicago from 1933 to 1940. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Alderman from 1933 to 1940. He was a Judge of the

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in Illinois in 1940. He was a Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District in Chicago from 1941 to 1961.

College football career

A native of Chicago, Kiley was a prominent end for

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's Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and one of the sports' first great

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catchers, paired with Eddie Anderson and catching passes from George Gipp. Kiley was hired from Notre Dame in January 1923 to serve as head coach at

. He served as head coach at Loyola through the second game of their 1928 season when he resigned to return to a private law practice.

Head coaching record

Federal judicial service

Kiley was nominated by President

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on June 20, 1961, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on June 27, 1961, and received his commission on June 30, 1961. He assumed

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on January 1, 1974. His service was terminated on September 6, 1974, due to his death in River Forest, Illinois.

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