Leroy Kelly
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NFL draft: | 1964 / Round: 8 / Pick: 110 | ||||||||||||||||
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Leroy Kelly (born May 20, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 to 1973. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Career
Kelly had attended
When Jim Brown retired before the 1966 season, Kelly became the starter. For the next three years, he rushed for 1,000 yards,[5] led the NFL in rushing touchdowns,[6] and won All-NFL and starting Pro Bowl honors. Kelly also played in three other Pro Bowls following the 1969, 1970 and 1971 seasons, and earned first-team All-NFL in 1969 and 1971.[7] In 1968, he scored a touchdown in a franchise-record 12 games, and two-or-more touchdowns in a franchise-record 7. In game 12 of the 1970 season, he passed Bill Brown as the career rushing-yards leader among active players, a position he maintained until his retirement in 1974. Kelly led the NFL in rushing for two consecutive seasons (1967–1968). He also was a talented punt and kick returner, who averaged 10.5 yards per punt return and 23.5 yards per kick return for his career.[8]
Kelly ended his pro career with the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in 1974, rushing for 315 yards (4.1 average) and catching 8 passes for 128 yards (16.0 average).[9]
At the time of his retirement Kelly, had rushed for 7,274 yards (then 4th all-time to
After his retirement as an active player, he remained in the World Football League as the
Kelly was voted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[15]
Family
NFL career statistics
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Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | FR | ||
1964 | CLE | 14 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | CLE | 13 | 1 | 37 | 139 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1966 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 209 | 1,141 | 5.5 | 81.5 | 70 | 15 | 32 | 366 | 11.4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1967 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 235 | 1,205 | 5.1 | 86.1 | 42 | 11 | 20 | 282 | 14.1 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
1968 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 248 | 1,239 | 5.0 | 88.5 | 65 | 16 | 22 | 297 | 13.5 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
1969 | CLE | 13 | 13 | 196 | 817 | 4.2 | 62.8 | 31 | 9 | 20 | 267 | 13.4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1970 | CLE | 13 | 13 | 206 | 656 | 3.2 | 50.5 | 33 | 6 | 24 | 311 | 13.0 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
1971 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 234 | 865 | 3.7 | 61.8 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 252 | 10.1 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
1972 | CLE | 14 | 14 | 224 | 811 | 3.6 | 57.9 | 18 | 4 | 23 | 204 | 8.9 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1973 | CLE | 13 | 13 | 132 | 389 | 2.9 | 29.9 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 180 | 12.0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career | 136 | 110 | 1,727 | 7,274 | 4.2 | 53.5 | 70 | 74 | 190 | 2,281 | 12.0 | 68 | 13 | 35 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Leroy Kelly". ProFootballHOF.com. Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly enshrined in Black College Football Hall of Fame". morganstatebears.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ McManamon, Pat (April 20, 2016). "Draft's eighth round gave Browns Hall of Famer Leroy Kelly". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly: Career Stats". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly: Career Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Rushing Touchdowns Single-Season Leaders". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly learned from Jim Brown, became one of NFL's most feared ball carriers". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly Stats". ProFootballReference.com. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "WFL World Football League". Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- ^ 1974 Rushing yards career leaderboard
- ^ 1974 Rushing TD career leaderboard
- ^ "Player BIO". profootballhof.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly". phillyhall.org. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "And Still Another First". Johnson Publishing Company. November 1975. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Leroy Kelly, Class of 1994". ProFootballHOF.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Rasmussen, Frederick N. "Pat Kelly, 61, outfielder for Orioles, evangelical minister". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (May 31, 2012). "Cleveland Browns will try out Leroy Kelly Jr., son of their Hall of Fame running back, on Monday". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
External links
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Member – Leroy Kelly
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference