WILMINGTON, MA — Frank Kelley and Rick Cooke, author of Our Mr. Kelley: A Lifetime of Coaching and Caring, were interviewed on Wilmington Community Television’s popular “Where’s Wilmington” show in the fall of 2010.
Host Lisa Kapala spoke with the legendary Wilmington teacher and coach for more than 30 minutes. Watch the episode, courtesy of WCTV, below.
But, before you press the play, see if you can answer the following TEN Mr. Kelley trivia questions:
- How long did Mr. Kelley spend in a home for crippled children during his youth?
- How many years did Mr. Kelley teach for?
- While teaching in the classroom, what piece of equipment did Mr. Kelley like to throw things at?
- Mr. Kelley began his teaching career substituting 10 weeks as a French teacher. Why was this ironic?
- In what state, besides Massachusetts, did Kelley teach in? While at that school, what winter sport did he coach?
- What is the first thing Mr. Kelley said he’d do with all the money he makes from sales of his biography? And what cause did he say the proceeds would benefit?
- Which two Wilmington residents offered Kelley his walking stick?
- What was Kelley’s role in the Town’s 275 Anniversary Parade?
- In 1974, the Kelley-coached WHS spring track team snapped Andover High’s winning streak. How many consecutive games had Andover won?
- What did Kelley do when he saw a student with a calculator?
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