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07/19/2018 – Kelce, Kayla Nicole – Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards 2018 – Arrivals – Barker Hangar, 3021 Airport Ave – Santa Monica, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sir Jones / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Travis Michael Kelce
Place of Birth: Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 5, 1989
Ethnicity: Irish, German, one eighth Polish, one eighth Czech, one eighth Croatian, English, Scottish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Dutch
Travis Kelce is an American professional football player, podcaster, and actor. A tight end, he plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), with whom he has played his entire professional career; during which time the team has won three Super Bowls. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Among the NFL records for a tight end he holds is most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 yards receiving, and most receiving yards in a single season. He has appeared in the documentary Kelce and the film Happy Gilmore 2 , on the show Grotesquerie , and in ads; and has hosted quiz show Are You Smarter than a Celebrity? He is 6′5″.
Travis is the son of Donna, a bank executive, and Edward Kelce, a steel industry sales representative. His brother is professional football player Jason Kelce. The two co-host the podcast New Heights , covering football and more general topics. Travis is married to singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Taylor Swift .
The surname Kelce was originally spelled Gölz/Goelz. Travis’ great-great-great-great-grandfather, Johannes Kelts/John Kelce, was born in Heimerdingen, Ditzingen, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Travis’ paternal grandfather was Willis Gerald Kelce (the son of Thomas Kelce and Anna Margaret Kline). Willis was born in Houtzdale, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. Thomas was born in Fall Brook, Ward Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, the son of William Kelce and Elizabeth Rees, who was Welsh. Travis’ great-grandmother Anna was born in Philipsburg, Centre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Washington Kline and Margaret/Maggie Murphy; who herself was born in Seghill, Northumberland, England, to Irish parents, from County Armagh, Bernard Murphy and Margaret McQuiggan.
Travis’ paternal grandmother was Thelma Virginia Furr (the daughter of Ernest W. Furr and Anna Athey Dorsey). Thelma was born in Orton, Gilmer, West Virginia. Ernest was born in Gilmer, the son of Benton/Benjamin Furr and Jeffegard/Jesse Dawson. Travis’ great-grandmother Anna was born in Lewis, West Virginia, the daughter of Richard Alphonsus Dorsey and Mary Nancy Lamb.
Travis’ maternal grandfather was Donald Roy Blalock (the son of Roy Percy Blalock and Helen Henrietta Sadlowsky). Donald was born in Ohio. Travis’ great-grandfather Roy was the son of William O. Blalock and Hattie Lyons. Helen was born in Ohio, the daughter of ethnic Polish parents, John Sadlowsky and Henrietta Olchefsky.
Travis’ maternal grandmother was Ina Marie Petranek (the daughter of Frank Petranek and Marie Stajduhar). Ina was born in Ohio, to parents who were also born there. Frank was the son of Czech parents, Frank Petranek and Mary Wachalec. Travis’ great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Croatian parents, George Stajduhar and Mary Yurkovich/Jurkovich.
Source: We Are The Mighty – https://www.wearethemighty.com
Genealogies of Travis Kelce – https://www.geni.com https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies of Travis’ paternal grandparents, Willis Gerald Kelce and Thelma Virginia (Furr) Kelce – https://www.findagrave.com