Al Kellett briefly attended Columbia University, but  left after one year to join the Navy in the spring of 1919.  He returned from the service in September of 1922. In June of the following year  Kellett appeared on the roster of the Philadelphia Phillies without ever previously playing a single game of professional baseball on any level.  He pitched in five games for the Phillies and one game for the Red Sox the following season season. Kellett enjoyed considerably more success in professional basketball. Kellett also began his professional basketball career in 1922, when he signed to play for the Bronx Dodgers, a powerful independent team. While he never became a big star, Kellett remained in demand as a player from the early 1920s until the early 1940s. Kellett was never flashy, but he exuded a quiet workman-like strength and the ability to remain cool in pressure situations. He was still active as player  in 1941, when he joined the Merchant Marine at the outset of World War II. During his career, Kellett won back to back championships as a member of the Brooklyn Visitation, the 1930-31 American Basketball League champions and the 1931-32 Metropolitan Basketball League titlist. Kellett died  in the summer of 1960, at age 58, in New York City, following an intracerebral hemorrhage.

 

AL KELLETT		Height:	6:03		Weight:		200		College:		None
Alfred Henry Kellett		Born: Oct 30, 1901			Died: Jul 14, 1960				Hometown:		New York, NY
(Played Major League Baseball)					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1918-19	Columbia	College		Did Not Play
1919-22	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1922-23	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1922-23	Bronx Dodgers	Indep
1923-24	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1923-24	Brooklyn Americans	Indep
1924-25	Eddie Holly’s Majors	Indep
1924-25	Brooklyn	MBL	3	1	4				6	2.0
1925-26	New York–Newark	MBL	1	2	0				4	4.0
1925-26	Pottsville	EBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1925-26	Catskill	HRL
1925-26	Philadephia Sphas	Indep
1926-27	Newburgh*Jersey City–Ridgewood*Newburgh	NLN	12	26	33				85	7.1
1926-27	Youngstown	CBL	12	29	68				126	10.5
1926-27	Philadelphia	ABL	15	29	37				95	6.3
1927-28	Philadelphia	ABL	43	132	82				346	8.0
1917-28	Catskill	HRL	1	0	3				3	3.0
1928-29	Trenton–Chicago	ABL	38	79	79				237	6.2
1928-29	Philadephia Sphas	Indep
1929-30	Chicago	ABL	43	47	52				146	3.4
1930-31	Brooklyn	ABL	36	59	55				173	4.8
1930-31	Carbondale	PSL	2	5	6				16	8.0
1930-31	Bridgeton	TSL	2	5	10				20	10.0
1931-32	Brooklyn Visitation	ABL	15	32	24				88	5.9
1931-32	Carbondale	PSL	11	56	39				151	13.7
1932-33	Brooklyn Visitation–Bronx	MBL	24	47	23				117	4.9
1932-33	Bridgeton	EBL	7	10	15				35	5.0
1932-33	Carbondale	PSL	2	9	3				21	10.5
1933-34	Bronx	ABL	32	50	66				166	5.2
1933-34	Dunmore	PSL	10	25	28				78	7.8
1934-35	Boston	ABL	35	49	68				166	4.7
1935-36	Paterson/Trenton/Passaic	ABL	34	51	44				146	4.3
1935-336	New York Original Celtics	Indep
1935-36	Kingston Legionaires	Indep
1936-37	New York Celtics	ABL	20	23	26				72	3.6
1937-38	New York Celtics	ABL	30	28	17				73	2.4
1938-39	Troy	ABL	32	45	25				115	3.6
1939-40	New York Celtics	Indep
1940-41	New York Celtics	Indep
1941-43	US Merchant Marines	Military Service
1939-40	Major League Totals	Indep	434	739	721				2199	5.1
					PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1927-28	Philadelphia	ABL	2	2	4				8	4.0
1930-31	Brooklyn	ABL	6	8	9				25	4.2
1930-31	Carbondale	PSL	5	13	28				54	10.8
1931-32	Carbondale	PSL	4	11	20				42	10.5
	Major League Totals		8	10	13				33	4.1

 

Ken Keller was received seven letters playing basketball, baseball and volleyball at Laughlin High School in Brooklyn. During the 1942-43 season, Keller was a member of the St. John’s University National Invitational Tournament championship team.  Keller served as a bomber pilot in Europe during World War II. Keller had a brief post-war professinal basketball career playing for Washington and Providence in the Basketball ASsoctaion of America and the following season for Atlanta in the ill-fated Professional Basketball League of America.

 

KEN KELLER		Height:	6:01		Weight:	180			College:		St.John’s(NY)’43
William Kenneth Keller		Born: Aug 16, 1922			Died:  Feb 24, 1983				Hometown:		New York, NY
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	St.John’s (NY) (Frosh)	College
1942-43	St.John’s (NY)	College
1943-45	US Army Air Corp.	Military Service
1945-46	Syracuse Stars	Indep
1946-47	Washington–Providence	BAA	28	10	2	5	.400		22	0.8
1947-48	Atlanta	PBLA	5	0	0	1	.000		0	0.0
1947-48	Paterson	ABL	1	2	0				4	4.0
1947-48	Glen Falls	NYSL	5						15	3.0
1948-49	Mohawk	NYSL	1	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0
1948-49	Bristol	ECL	1	0	0				0	0.0	#
1949-50	Danbury	ECL	3						17	5.7
1950-51	Torrington	ECL	4						6	1.5
	Major League Totals		33	10	2				22	0.7

GEORGE KELLER		Height:	5:11		Weight:		155		College:		None
George Zachary Keller		Born:  May 9, 1884			Died:  Feb 5, 1960				Hometown:		Wilkes Barre, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1902-03	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1903-04	Plymouth	Indep
1904-05	Plymouth	Indep
1905-06	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1906-07	Wilkes-Barre	TC	17	32	0				64	3.8
1907-08	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1908-09	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1909-10	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1910-11	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1911-12	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1912-13	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1913-14	Wilkes-Barre	Indep
1914-15	Wilkes-Barre	PSL	16	23	0				46	2.9
1915-16	Wilkes-Barre	PSL	2	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		18	23	0				46	2.6

 

HARRY KELLAR		Height:	5:10		Weight:	170			College:		Purdue’33
Harry Herbert Kellar		Born:  Oct 1, 1906			Died:  Jun 7, 1983				Hometown:		Chicago, Ill.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1928-29	Purdue (Frosh)	College
1929-30	Pyrdue	College
1930-31	Purdue	College
1931-32	Purdue	College
1932-33	Purdue	College
1932-33	Indianapolis	NPBL	5	16	5				37	7.4
	Major League Totals		5	16	5				37	7.4

 

CLYDE KEENE		Height:	5:08		Weight:		165		College:		None
Clyde Edward Askew Keene		Born:	Jan 17, 1882			Died:  Aug 6, 1955			Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1899-00	Pennsylvania BC	NBL	25	42	4				88	3.5
1900-01	Pennsylvania BC	NBL	23	36	2				74	3.2
1902-03	Wilmington–Conshohocken	NBL	4	1	2				4	1.0
1902-03	Continential	AL	4	6	3				15	3.8
1903-04	Columbia FC	PBL	15	28	0				56	3.7
	Major League Totals		52	79	8				166	3.2