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Inducted 2005  
Ken Kelly grew up in Chicago and was an all-city, all-area, and honorable mention all-state basketball player at Paul Robeson High School . He enrolled at Lake Forest College in the fall of 1981 and continued his exploits on the hardwood for the Foresters. He was the squad's leading scorer each of his four seasons and became the third player in the program's history to be named its Most Valuable Player four times. Kelly was an Honorable Mention All-Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference selection as a freshman, a first team choice as both a sophomore and senior, and a second team honoree his junior year. After suffering through a 4-18 record his first season, Kelly led the team to a 38-28 mark over the next three. He set single-game school records for assists and steals and his highest single-season totals in both categories are also listed among the program's best. He was a team captain as a senior and finished his career ranked fifth in school history with 1,376 points. In addition, he set a team record with 234 career assists and his 211 steals are still 37 more than the next-highest total in Forester men's basketball history. While at Lake Forest Kelly was also a member of a group called Black United and Concerned Students. He graduated from the College in 1985 with a degree in business and economics and began a career in sales and marketing. Unfortunately that successful career suddenly called him away to France this week and he is unable to be with us today. Accepting Ken Kelly's induction into the Lake Forest College Athletic Hall of Fame is Jerald Davis, his close friend and teammate while at the College.
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