Name Roger Kiley Role American football player | Died September 6, 1974 Education Notre Dame Law School | |
Roger Joseph Kiley (October 23, 1900 – September 6, 1974) was an American football player and later a United States federal judge.
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Notre Dame
A native of Chicago, Illinois, Kiley was a prominent end for Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and one of the sports' first great pass catchers, paired with Eddie Anderson and catching passes from George Gipp. He graduated with an LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1923.
Professional football
Kiley played for a short time with the Chicago Cardinals.
Coaching career
He was a college athletic coach from 1922 to 1932.
Law career
He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1933 to 1940. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Aldermen, Illinois, from 1933 to 1940. He was a judge on the Superior Court of Cook County, Illinois in 1940. He was a judge on the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Chicago, Illinois from 1941 to 1961.
Kiley was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Kiley was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on June 20, 1961, to a seat vacated by William Lynn Parkinson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 27, 1961, and received his commission on June 30, 1961. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1974. Kiley served in that capacity until his death.