Larry Kelm Explained

Larry Kelm
Number:52
Position:Linebacker
Birth Date:29 November 1964
Birth Place:Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:near Laredo, Texas, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:236
High School:Richard King
(Corpus Christi, Texas)
College:Texas A&M
Draftyear:1987
Draftround:4
Draftpick:108
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:2.0
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:3
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:4
Pfr:KelmLa20

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

Death

On November 22, 2014, while deer hunting near Laredo, Texas, Kelm fell from a windmill he was using as a deer blind and died. R.C. Slocum, his 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 .