Kirkland Besley

Arthur Kirkland Besley (November 9, 1902 – September 17, 1994) was an American hospital administrator and college football player.

He was born to Maryland state forester Frederick Wilson Besley and Bertha née Simonds on November 9, 1902 in Washington, D.C.[1][2] Besley attended the University of Maryland where he gained his first football experience at any level with the varsity team.

[5] From 1943 to 1949, Besley served as the superintendent of the Prince George's General Hospital in Cheverly, Maryland.

In September 1949, he became the assistant superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh.

[9] He flagged down a motorcycle patrolman and directed him to the scene of the crime, but he was unable to identify the murderer because he could not see his face from his vantage point.