Red Kelly
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Red Kelly 🇨🇦

Red Kelly (Known as "Leonard Patrick Kelly")
Hall of Fame Defenseman and Center, Eight-Time Stanley Cup Winner, MP
Born 9 July 1927 🇨🇦 Simcoe, Canada
Passed Away 2 May 2019 Toronto, Canada
Lifespan 91 years old
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"Hockey taught me discipline and team loyalty; whether in the rink or the House of Commons, you serve the team and the country."

Archival Overview

Incomparable hockey champion who won the first Norris Trophy as a defenseman with Detroit, switched to center to win four Cups with Toronto, and served as an MP.

Biographical Record

Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly accomplished one of the most extraordinary dual careers in professional sports history. Playing defense for the Detroit Red Wings, Kelly won the inaugural James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1954 and four Stanley Cups as part of the "Production Line" dynasty.

Traded to the Maple Leafs in 1960, coach Punch Imlach converted Kelly to center, where he checked Montreal's Jean Béliveau and led Toronto to four more Stanley Cup titles. Astonishingly, while starring for the Leafs, Kelly was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1962, serving as a Liberal Member of Parliament while playing NHL hockey on weekends.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery
Toronto, Canada
GPS: 43.7167, -79.3833
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