Aubrey Jean Aitkenhead 'Aub' Kelly (1904–1974) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1920s.
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Full name | Aubrey Jean Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia | 15 June 1904||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 September 1974 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson |
Born in Neutral Bay, New South Wales in 1904, Aub 'Jockey' Kelly went on to play five seasons with St George between 1924 and 1929. A forward, he also represented New South Wales, playing 9 games between 1926 and 1927.[1] He retired from Sydney to captain-coach Young in 1930–1931, before marrying a Queensland woman in 1932 and moving to Blackall, Queensland.[2]
Kelly died on 17 September 1974, in Queensland aged 70.
References
edit- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ISBN 1875169571.
- ^ Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser: "Jockey Kelly Married" 01/09/1932