Jody Kelly, Amazing Race Alum, Dead at 85

We have some unhappy information 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She was 85 years outdated.

The Austin-American Statesman studies 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 actuality TV star earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from Duke University in 1974.

She went on to show at the University of Louisiana for 16 years.

Jody went on to review pc science and switched up her profession after transferring to Austin, Texas. In 1984, she turned a technical author at IBM, Vignette, and Oriel STAT.

Jody taught writing for eleven years at Austin Community College and in addition revealed a number of books.

Feeling Good: Strength Training With Your Significant Elder was among the many spectacular titles.

She additionally wrote numerous articles on sports activities and well being for Austin Fit Magazine.

Jody appeared on The Amazing Race at age 71, alongside her grandaughter Shannon Foster.

In an interview with Reality Wanted in 2010, Shannon opened up about how Jody went all out for the present.

Competing Alongside Shannon - The Amazing Race

“Gram was definitely the one who went all out for it,” Shannon declared, including:

“It took somewhat bit to persuade me as a result of I simply graduated from faculty. It did not take lengthy earlier than I used to be like, Life is an journey!’

Kelly additionally opened up about her exercise routine.

“We continued with our previous training with triathlon stuff, and stepped it up with pilates.”

“I did some extra things with weightlifting. I slept out in my car and on the floor, and I did some sudoku to overcome my fear of numbers,” she mentioned at the time.

Kelly was very excited concerning the prospect of competing alongside her granddaughter.

“Oh, I’m thrilled to have done this together with Shannon, and it’s a relief not to be the first one out.”

“I’m very, very happy that we were always pleasant with each other and positive.”

Following her time on the CBS competitors sequence, Jody launched her personal enterprise, StrengthCellular, which helped with bodily coaching for senior residents.

In the years after her actuality TV look, Jody continued competing in triathlons.

She represented Team USA at Worlds in Budapest (2010), London (2013), Cozumel (2016), and Pontevedra, Spain (2019).

Kelly is survived by her 4 youngsters — Kate Leith, Kelly Foster, Christy Izmirian (Doug), and Bruce Moore (Jayne) — and 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and by her brother Bill (Bruce William Kelly Jr.) and his spouse Lynda.