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Ultimate Hall of Fame Inductees | Class of 2004 | Suzanne Fields | Irv Kalb | Tom "TK" Kennedy | Dan "Stork" Roddick | Larry Schindel | The "80 Mold" | Class of 2005 | Jon "JC" Cohn | Kelly Green | Jim Herrick | Kathy Pufahl Cande | Sholom "Eric" Simon | The "Founders" | Class of 2006 | Tom "Timba" D'Urso | Steve Mooney | Ann (Cohan) Orders | Heather Morris Raker | Robert "Nob" Rauch | Class of 2007 | Christine Dunlap | Harvey Edwards | Brian Murphy | Dan Weiss | Class of 2008 | Frank Bono | Carney Foy | Gloria LustPhillips | John Schmechel
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Kelly Green
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Kelly Green
Kelly Green, inducted in 2005, distinguished herself early on the Ultimate field, playing with the Michigan State University's men's team which made it to the semifinals in both 1979 and 1980.
With the introduction of the women's division, she started a women's team at MSU in 1980, inculcating a culture of dedication to the team, a "no-turnovers" mantra, and an intensity that few women's teams were able to muster.
Kelly's MSU Fisheads won the national championship in 1983 and, after joining the Lady Condors in California the next year, she and the Condors went on to win five out of the next six national championships and a world championship.
She was a consummate coach, captain, teacher, and, above all, player who lived, ate, and breathed Ultimate and inspired her teammates to do the same.
Kelly was born August 25, 1960 and currently lives in Paso Robles, CA with her husband Bob Austin, also a former Ultimate player, and three children.