Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Larry Kelley

Lycoming County MVP

— City of Williamsport Sports Walk —

Larry Kelley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 2021

1. Larry Kelley Marker

Inscription.
Kelley was a multi-sport athlete at Williamsport High School before going on to Yale University, where he excelled in baseball, basketball, and football. During the 1936 football season he dazzled on offense with 17 catches for 372 yards and 4 touchdowns. He was also a Consensus All-American and the winner of the Heisman Trophy that same year. Kelley was elected to the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 41° 14.416′ N, 77° 0.217′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is on Laurel Street north of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is embedded in the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gary Brown (a few steps from this marker); Chief Woapalanne (a few steps from this marker); Joseph M. McDade (within shouting distance of this marker); L.L. Stearns & Sons History (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack Losch (within shouting distance of this marker); Trade & Transit Centre Site History (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown on the Move (within shouting distance of this marker); Sal 'Tank' Rosato (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Also see . . . Larry Kelley. Wikipedia entry:
Lawrence Morgan Kelley was the first winner of the Heisman Trophy in 1936 and the second winner of the trophy awarded by the New York Athletic Club, the year it was renamed in honor of John Heisman. To benefit his nieces and nephews, Kelley sold his Heisman

Larry Kelley image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, unknown

2. Larry Kelley

Trophy at an auction in December 1999 for $328,110 to the owner of The Stadium Museum, Restaurant & Bar in Garrison, New York, where it now resides. (Submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 2021

3. Larry Kelley Marker

(looking south along Laurel Street • West 3rd Street visible in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on April 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 21, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.