Larry Kelm Explained

Position:Linebacker
Number:52
Birth Date:29 November 1964
Death Place:near Laredo, Texas, U.S.
Draftyear:1987
Draftround:4
Draftpick:108
College:Texas A&M University
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played-started
Statvalue1:88-49
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:2.0
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:3
Birth Place:Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

Larry Dean Kelm (November 29, 1964 – November 22, 2014) was a professional American football player from Corpus Christi, Texas, who played linebacker for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL Draft by the Rams.[1]

Death

Hiding alone to kill deer on November 22, 2014, he fell from a Laredo, Texas, windmill and died. R.C. Slocum, Kelm's coach while at Texas A&M was "heartbroken" by the news.[2]

He died at age 49.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1987 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-09-30 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  2. Web site: "Former Wrecking Crew linebacker Larry Kelm passes away in hunting accident", by Brent Zwereman, Chron.com . 2014-11-25 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093229/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2014/11/former-wrecking-crew-linebacker-larry-kelm-passes-away-in-hunting-accident/ . dead .