General Clive
Kileff
Male
Rhodesia
1942-02-28
Salisbury, Rhodesia
2025-01-03
Florida, United States of America


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From: Clive Kileff Obituary - Miami, FL

The family of Dr. Clive Kileff, Professor Emeritus, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, is deeply saddened to announce the passing of their loved one on January 3, 2025, in Florida, age 82. He is survived by his wife, Martha B. Lee, his sister, Sonja Kileff DeLloyd, his brother, Brian Kileff and wife Moyra Kileff, his children Lara Kileff Fugatt and her husband Steve Fugatt, Peter D. Kileff and his wife Christa Kileff, his nieces, nephews and grandchildren.

Born in Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe], Africa, of European ancestry that valued formal education, Clive came to the United States at age 21 and attended Harvard University. Graduating with honours, he continued formal studies and research at Rice University to receive his Ph.D.

In 1970 Dr. Kileff joined the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga faculty in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. For three decades he taught courses in anthropology and continued research of African cultures, arts, and crafts that was published in books and peer-reviewed articles. Consequently, civic groups often welcomed him as a guest speaker or valued member.

An ardent athlete throughout life, Clive ran the Boston Marathon, played in the Wimbledon qualifying tournament and at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships. In his later years he was ranked first in the U.S. along with his doubles partner, Fred Drilling. He competed yearly in the “International Super Seniors Tennis Tournament” with members of his high school tennis team from Zimbabwe. In 2023, Clive and his team won the silver metal award as the second-best senior tennis team in the world.

Dr Kileff was an author of five books in his field of study and research. He was also a generous philanthropist. He arranged for upward of 26 talented students, mostly from the African Continent, to have the opportunity to both play tennis in the US and complete a college degree.



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Archive statistics 1961 - 1967
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Tournament wins 1964 - Seal Harbor (Amateur)


Tournaments River Oaks Tournament - 1967 New England Championships - 1966 Connecticut Championships - 1966 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1965 Seal Harbor - 1964 Newport - Consolation - 1964 US Open - 1963 Tuscaloosa Grass Court Invitation - 1963 Cambridge Invitation - 1963 US Open - 1962 Netherlands International Championships - 1962 British Hard Court Championships - 1962 Kent Championships - 1962 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1962 US Open Qualifying - 1962 London Hard Courts - 1962 Wolverhampton - 1962 St. Anne's on Sea - 1962 Guildford Hardcourts - 1962 Brighton and Hove - 1962 Salisbury Grass Courts - 1961

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