Clarence M. Kelley (October 24, 1911August 5, 1997) was an American law enforcement officer. He served as the Chief of the Kansas City Police Department in Kansas City, Missouri from 1961 to 1973, and as the second Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1973 to 1978. Early life and education Clarence Kelley was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 24, 1911. He attended Northeast High School, where he was nicknamed "Chief" and held a 0.300 baseball batting average. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1936, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He continued his education to earn an LL.B. from the University of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1940. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar the same year. The Kansas City Police department would eulogize him as having been "destined to enter law enforcement". Early FBI career Kelley joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent on October 7, 1940. He served in field offices in Huntington, West Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Des Moines, Iowa; and the FBI Training Center in Quantico, Virginia. He served in the United States Navy from July 22, 1944, to April 9, 1946, having been granted military leave from the FBI. Returning from military service, Kelley was assigned to the Kansas City office, where his performance earned him a promotion to field supervisor. He also served at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 1951. From July 1953 to July 1957, he served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the Houston, Seattle, and San Francisco offices. He was then transferred to the Training and Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters, becoming an Inspector. In December 1957, he was promoted to Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham office and was reassigned to the Memphis office in November 1960, where he served as Special Agent in Charge until his retirement from the FBI on October 24, 1961. Kansas City police At the recommendation of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Kelley became the Chief of the Kansas City Police Department in Kansas City, Missouri, serving from 1961 to 1973. He installed a computer system to check driver's license plates. In 1970 Kelley received the J. Edgar Hoover Gold Medal presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The following year he was named to the Presidential Advisory Committee, and served on both the National Advisory