Gonzaga evolved into one of the nation’s top high school rugby programs under Lee Kelly, who died Aug. 31.
Despite those obstacles, Lee Kelly built not just a competitive program but what some consider the nation’s best, transforming D.C.’s Gonzaga College High into a perennial title contender. Kelly, who won four national rugby championships at the I Street school, died at 72 on Aug. 31 after a battle with prostate cancer.Goff Rugby Report
, nearly one out of every five Gonzaga students — around 180 out of 900 — played rugby, and in 2014, the school won its first national championship, the first of three consecutive and four total titles.“Lee’s a legend,” said Dante Lopresti, a former team captain who won three national titles at Gonzaga. “He just had a presence. I don’t know how to explain it. He’s always there for you. He’s very loving, very caring, and he wants you to be a better man off the field.
Off the pitch, former players and coaches described Kelly as a “force of nature” who looked after those in his extended family.their “That was typical Lee, saying, ‘Dammit, I’m still going to be involved,’” Goff said. “Our next meeting, I half-expect him to call. It’s like, ‘Lee, you’re not supposed to be on this Earth anymore.’ And he’d say, ‘I don’t care.’”
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