Reuben Kelto
Tackle | |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
College | University of Michigan |
High school | A.D. Johnston High School |
Career history | |
As player | |
1939–1941 | Michigan |
Career highlights and awards | |
Awards | Most Valuable Player, 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team |
Reuben W. Kelto (September 10, 1919 – March 19, 1998) was an
Kelto was born in 1919 in Bessemer, Michigan, the son of Emil and Lilly Kelto. He graduated from the A.D. Johnston High School in 1938.[1]
He enrolled at the
Kelto went on to become the Most Valuable Player on the 1941 Michigan Wolverines football team.[4][5] The 1941 team under head coach Fritz Crisler finished with a 6-1-1 record and were ranked fifth in the final Associated Press poll.[4] After playing 56 of 60 minutes against Illinois in 1941, a writer in the Detroit Free Press wrote: "If ever there was an under-rated football player, it is this 198-pound tackle."[6][7]
Kelto received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering degree from the University of Michigan and later received a master's degree from the Chrysler Institute of Engineering in Detroit, Michigan.[8]
Kelto served in the
He married Florence Albrecht on August 17, 1946, in a ceremony held in
In 1975, Kelto was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame.[8]
Kelto died in 1998 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was survived by his wife, Florence, three sons (Clifford, Martin, and Douglas), a daughter (Vivian Khalife) and seven grandchildren.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Reuben Kelto". Ironwood Daily Globe. 1998-03-23.
- ^ Jim Rasmusen (1939-10-19). "It's All in the Slant". Ironwood Daily Globe (quoting from a story in the Detroit News).
- ^ "Reuben Kelto Earns Praise: Line Coach Munn Adds His Words to Those of Coach Crisler". Ironwood Daily Globe. October 14, 1931. p. 8.
- ^ a b "1941 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ "Praise Given To Kelto in Church Magazine". Ironwood Daily Globe. January 29, 1942. p. 11.
- ^ "Praise Kelto for His Play: Writer Selects Him as One of Michigan's Unsung Heroes". The Ironwood Daily Globe. November 5, 1941.
- ^ "Kelto May Be All-American: Bessemer Lad Is Main Cog Of Michigan's Line Play To Date". Ironwood Daily Globe. October 11, 1941. p. 8.
- ^ a b c "Three alumni recognized at Bessemer athletic banquet". Ironwood Daily Globe. 1997-05-10.
- ^ a b "Reuben Kelto Takes Bride at Lovely Shawano Home Rites". Ironwood Daily Globe. 1946-08-23.