Morley Kells has lived his entire life in Etobicoke, and has spent more than three decades giving many hours of his time to Canada’s National summer sport, lacrosse, as a coach, manager, and also as a team owner.

Morley played for the Juvenile Long Branch (Etobicoke) team in 1954, and in 1955, he became a Minto Cup champion with the Canadian Junior Lacrosse Long Branch team. In 1961 he retired as an active player, and began to coach the Long Branch Junior team.

In 1964, Morely coached the Long Branch Junior “A” team, and in 1966 founded and coached the Toronto Maple Leaf Senior Lacrosse team in the Ontario Lacrosse Association (O.L.A).

By 1969, Morley amalgamated the Alderwood team, which he owned with the Mimico team to form the Lakeshore Maple Leaf Junior “A” team. With this team they won the Minto Cup, National Junior Champions in 1970.

Morley was elected to the Canadian Hall of Fame in 1976, and became a charter member of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum in 1997. In 1999, he was chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League.

Morley spent over three decades in politics, most recently as Parliamentary Assistant to the Hon. Chris Hodgson, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing.

Morley and his wife Gloria have four children and eight grandchildren.