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The Amazing Race family has lost one of its own as former competitor Jody Kelly has died. The former reality TV contestant was 85 years old. Competing in the CBS hit series’ 16th season in 2010, Kelly ran the race alongside her then 22-year-old granddaughter Shannon Foster. According to Deadline, Kelly died on September 5 in Bemidji, Minnesota, where she’d been attending a Spanish language immersion camp. Kelly hailed from Austin, Texas, and her death was initially reported by the Austin American-Statesman, with the paper detailing her sudden but peaceful death. (Credit: Monty Brinton / © CBS / courtesy everett collection) Born in Ophelia, Alabama in 1938, Kelly was raised in Gainsville, Florida, and spent one year in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of World War II. She had a PhD in English Literature, which she received from Duke University in 1974. Kelly later taught English at the University of Louisiana for 16 years. She went on to...

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.

Retired teacher-turned Amazing Race contestant Jody Kelly, who was 71 when she competed in Season 16 of CBS’ unscripted endurance test alongside her granddaughter, died “suddenly but peacefully” on Sept. 5, the Austin-American Statesman reports. She was 85.

According to the paper, Kelly — who lived in Austin, TX — died while attending a Spanish language immersion camp in Minnesota.

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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,...

It took a while, but finally the complete and final 2010 Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago has been announced. Over 40 movies in every category from feature film to shorts, documentaries, dramas (such as Bilal’s Stand pictured), comedies and everything else in between. All the films will be screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago located at 164 N. State St in the heart of downtown Chicago.

Opening night is Friday August 6th and the festival continues throughout the month until Thursday Sept. 2 with a special advance screening of Tanya Hamilton’s Night Captures Us with Ms. Hamilton present. Of course I will be there too on most nights, so if you ever had the desire to punch me out for any of my articles on S & A now here’s your chance. (Not that I encourage it though…)

The complete list below:

The Gene Siskel Film Center welcomes...