Red Kelly

Hockey Player
BIRTHDAY
July 9,1927
Birthplace
Canada
Age
May 2,2019,age 91
Birth Sign
Cancer
BIRTHDAY
July 9,1927 (age May 2,2019,age 91)
Birthplace
Canada

About

Defenseman who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs from 1947 to 1967, winning four Stanley Cups with each team.

Before Fame

He played junior hockey under the mentorship of the former Maple Leafs great, Joe Primeau.

Trivia

He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Toronto-area of York West while playing with the Maple Leafs from 1962 to 1965.

Family Life

He grew up around Simcoe, in Ontario, Canada. He married Andra Carol McLaughlin in 1959; they had a daughter together.

Associated With

His third cousin is Rob Blake, the hockey great and former Olympian.