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Article: Johnny Kelley, 'heart and soul of Boston Marathon,' dies at 97
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- October 7, 2004
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THEO EMERY, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-07-2004
Dateline: BOSTON
Johnny Kelley, a two-time Boston Marathon champion who became an "icon for all of running" by completing the race a record 58 times, died at 97.
Kelley died Wednesday, three hours after moving from his home to a nearby nursing home, stepson Dave DeLong said.
"Johnny Kelley has long been the heart and soul of the Boston Marathon," said Thomas S. Grilk, president of the Boston Athletic Association, the race's organizer. "Now that he's gone, his heart and soul live on in the race that he, more than anyone else, has come to personify."
Kelley, an Olympian who was named "Runner of the Century" by Runner's World magazine, ...
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Article: MARATHON ICON JOHNNY KELLEY DIES.(Sports)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
October 8, 2004 ;
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... ... Press BOSTON -- Johnny Kelley ran the Boston Marathon a record 61 times ... not only the Boston Marathon," said Guy L ... Associated Press Johnny Kelley crosses the finish line of his 60th Boston Marathon in this April ...
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