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Article: BOSTON MARATHON MAN JOHNNY KELLEY DIES AT 97

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October 8, 2004
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Johnny Kelley, a bow-legged marathoner with more endurance than the Energizer Bunny, competed in the Boston Marathon a record 61 times and won the grueling race twice. He finished second a record seven times and in 18 races he placed in the top 10.

"He was the Boston Marathon," four-time winner Bill Rodgers said yesterday of Mr. Kelley, 97, who died Wednesday at a Cape Cod nursing home.

Though his wins were in 1935 and 1945, Mr. Kelley remained a fan favorite for decades and the refrain "Here comes Johnny Kelley" rang out repeatedly from Hopkinton to the Prudential Center as he jogged gamely in the middle of the pack at the annual event that is as much a celebration of spring as it is an ...

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