Brian Kelly (wide receiver)
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Born: | Arcadia, California, U.S. | March 27, 1956
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | WR |
College | Washington State |
High school | Bishop Amat Memorial (La Puente, California) |
Career history | |
As player | |
1979–1987 | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
CFL West All-Star | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
Awards | 1979 CFL Most Outstanding Rookie 1979 Jackie Parker Trophy 1987 Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
Honors | 1989 Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour |
Records | Eskimos Records
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Career stats | |
Brian Kelly (born March 27, 1956) is an American former professional gridiron football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Playing from 1979 to 1987, he caught 575 passes for 11,169 yards and 97 touchdowns. Kelly was a member of 5 Grey Cup championship teams in Edmonton. He was the No. 1 target of Eskimos quarterback Warren Moon in the early 1980s. Kelly was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He was voted one of the CFL's top 50 players (No. 20) in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN. He graduated from Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Brian Kelly (archived page)". Brian Kelly. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Players of Canadian football from California
- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Edmonton Elks players
- Sportspeople from Arcadia, California
- Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
- Washington State Cougars football players
- Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Bishop Amat Memorial High School alumni
- Canadian football wide receiver stubs