[1] He attended Northeast High School, where he was nicknamed "Chief" and held a 0.300 baseball batting average.

[2] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1936,[1] where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

[3] Returning from military service, Kelley was assigned to the Kansas City office, where his performance earned him a promotion to field supervisor.

[4] In 1970 Kelley received the J. Edgar Hoover Gold Medal presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

During his time as Director, Kelley eliminated the embezzlement practices that had been prevalent in the administrative division under J. Edgar Hoover's directorship through his cooperation with a Justice Department investigation.

[8] Kelley helped the FBI transition from its 40 plus years of being dominated by a single director, J. Edgar Hoover, by attempting to improve its public image.

Kelley retired from the FBI February 15, 1978,[3] and was temporarily succeeded by James B. Adams, who served as Acting Director until Webster's confirmation 8 days later.

[11] A year after she died in 1975, he married a former Catholic nun previously known as Sister Bernadine,[10] née Shirley Dyckes.