leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 in Wexford Jack Sherwood Kelly (1880–1931), adventurer and soldier awarded the Victoria Cross John Kelly (Royal Navy officer) (1871–1936), British Admiral of the Fleet John D. Kelly (Korean War soldier) (1928–1952), USMC, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient John D. Kelly (World War II soldier) (1923–1944), American soldier, World War II Medal of Honor recipient John F. Kelly (born 1950), White House Chief of Staff, United States Marine Corps general, and Secretary of Homeland Security John H. Kelly (1840–1864), Confederate brigadier general John J. Kelly (1898–1957), USMC, World War I, Army Medal of Honor and Navy Medal of Honor recipient Sportspeople Association football Jack Kelly (English footballer) (1913–2000), English footballer with clubs including Burnley and Leeds United John Kelly (footballer, born 1909) (1909–?), English footballer for York City John Kelly (footballer, born 1913) (1913–?), English footballer for Bradford City John Kelly (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2001), Scottish international football player (Barnsley) John Kelly (footballer, born 1935), Scottish footballer for Crewe Alexandra John Kelly (footballer, born 1960), Anglo-Irish soccer player whose clubs included Tranmere Rovers, Preston John Paul Kelly (football) (born 1987), Irish footballer American football John Kelly (offensive lineman) (born 1944), American football player John Kelly (running back) (born 1996), American football running back Shipwreck Kelly (American football) (John Simms Kelly, 1910–1986), American football player Rugby football John Kelly (rugby, born 1917), English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer John Kelly (rugby union, born 1974), Irish rugby union player Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1926) (1926–2002), New Zealand rugby union player Jack Kelly (rugby union, born 1997), Irish rugby union player Other sports Kick Kelly (John O. Kelly, 1856–1926), American baseball player and umpire, boxing referee and gambling operator Jack Kelly (Australian footballer) (1916–1971), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda John Kelly (boxer) (1932–2016), Northern Irish boxer John Kelly (catcher) (1859–1908), 1879–1884 baseball player John Kelly (equestrian) (born 1930), Australian Olympic equestrian John Kelly (golfer) (born 1984), American amateur golfer John Kelly (Lancashire and Derbyshire cricketer) (1922–1979), English cricketer John Kelly (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1930–2008), English cricketer John Kelly (outfielder) (1879–1944), 1907 baseball player John Kelly (racewalker) (1929–2012), Irish Olympic athlete John Kelly (sportscaster) (born 1960), ice hockey sportscaster John Kelly (Tipperary hurler) (born 1948), Irish retired sportsperson Jack Kelly Jr. (rower) (1927–1985), John B. Kelly Jr., an Olympic rower, Philadelphia councilman, head of the US Olympic Committee and brother of Grace Kelly