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JIM BATES / THE SEATTLE TIMES

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Linebacker discovered joy of learning but had to buck football program that emphasized eligibility, not education

Kelley went to South Africa to study in 2001. He later brought to Seattle a group of schoolgirls who had amazed him with their ability to sing and dance and their hunger to learn. Here, they perform at Mount Zion Baptist Church.