We have some sad news to report about an Amazing Race legend.
Jody Kelly, who competed on The Amazing Race Season 16 in 2010, has died.
She was 85 years old.
The Austin-American Statesman reports that the competitor died "suddenly but peacefully" on September 5, 2023.
Kelly was born on January 21, 1938, in Opelika, Alabama, and was raised in Gainesville, Florida.
The reality TV star earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from Duke University in 1974.
She went on to teach at the University of Louisiana for 16 years.
Jody went on to study computer science and switched up her career after moving to Austin, Texas. In 1984, she became a technical writer at Ibm, Vignette, and Oriel Stat.
Jody taught writing for eleven years at Austin Community College and also published several books.
Feeling Good: Strength Training With Your Significant Elder was among the impressive titles.
She also wrote countless articles on sports and health for Austin Fit Magazine.
Jody Kelly, who competed on The Amazing Race Season 16 in 2010, has died.
She was 85 years old.
The Austin-American Statesman reports that the competitor died "suddenly but peacefully" on September 5, 2023.
Kelly was born on January 21, 1938, in Opelika, Alabama, and was raised in Gainesville, Florida.
The reality TV star earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from Duke University in 1974.
She went on to teach at the University of Louisiana for 16 years.
Jody went on to study computer science and switched up her career after moving to Austin, Texas. In 1984, she became a technical writer at Ibm, Vignette, and Oriel Stat.
Jody taught writing for eleven years at Austin Community College and also published several books.
Feeling Good: Strength Training With Your Significant Elder was among the impressive titles.
She also wrote countless articles on sports and health for Austin Fit Magazine.
- 9/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Jody Kelly, who at 71 in 2010 competed in the 16th season of CBS’ The Amazing Race along with her 22-year-old granddaughter Shannon, died Sept. 5 in Bemidji, Minnesota, where she was attending a Spanish language immersion camp. She was 85.
A resident of Austin, Texas, her death was reported by the Austin American-Statesman. The paper reported that Kelly died suddenly but peacefully.
Josephine “Jody” Kelly was born on January 21, 1938 in Opelika, Alabama, and was raised in Gainesville, Florida, with one year in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of World War II. After earning a Ph.D. in English Literature from Duke University in 1974, Kelly taught English at the University of Louisiana for sixteen years. She would later teach computer science, work as a technical writer and develop an interest in health-related topics and lifestyles, publishing such books as Feeling Good: Strength Training with Your Significant Elder. She wrote two dozen sports- and health-related articles for Austin Fit Magazine,...
A resident of Austin, Texas, her death was reported by the Austin American-Statesman. The paper reported that Kelly died suddenly but peacefully.
Josephine “Jody” Kelly was born on January 21, 1938 in Opelika, Alabama, and was raised in Gainesville, Florida, with one year in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of World War II. After earning a Ph.D. in English Literature from Duke University in 1974, Kelly taught English at the University of Louisiana for sixteen years. She would later teach computer science, work as a technical writer and develop an interest in health-related topics and lifestyles, publishing such books as Feeling Good: Strength Training with Your Significant Elder. She wrote two dozen sports- and health-related articles for Austin Fit Magazine,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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