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“People might take your money, your car, your wife, your girlfriend, they might do a lot of things. But never let them take your spirit. Once that happens, everything’s over with.” – Jim Kelly

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With his perfectly styled Afro, cool bop walk and smart-aleck mouth, martial artist and actor Jim Kelly, who died from cancer on Saturday at the age of 67, was a seventies screen sensation who became an icon. Michael A. Gonzales appreciates cinema's first African-American martial arts star.

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Jim Kelly (May 5, 1946 - June 29, 2013) was an American martial artist and actor, best known for his starring role in Enter the Dragon (1973) opposite Bruce Lee. Sporting an afro and sideburns, Kelly made a splash with his one-liners and fight scenes in the martial arts classic. His later films include Three the Hard Way (1974), Black Belt Jones (1974), & Black Samurai (1977). He later left acting and became a professional tennis player.

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