Kenneth Kelly

Kenneth Kelly
Sport(s) Football, basketball, tennis
Biographical details
Born June 1, 1905(1905-06-01)
Place of birth Bowling Green, Ohio
Died March 7, 1984(1984-03-07) (aged 78)
Place of death Lakeland, Florida
Playing career
Football
1926–1929

Basketball
1927–1930

Central Michigan


Central Michigan
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1937
1938–1941
1942–1950
1951–1966

Basketball
1954–1956

Cass City HS (MI)
Mount Pleasant HS (MI)
Arthur Hill HS (MI)
Central Michigan


Central Michigan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1959–1966 Central Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall 91–58–2 (college football)
23–20 (college basketball)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic (1952–1956, 1963, 1966)

Kenneth A. "Wild Bill" Kelly (June 1, 1905 – March 7, 1984) was an American football, basketball, and tennis player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1951 to 1966, compiling a record of 91–58–2, and the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 23–20. From 1959 to 1966, Kelly was also the athletic director at Central Michigan. Kelly/Shorts Stadium, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program, was renamed in Kelly's honor in 1983.[1] Kelly died on March 7, 1984 at the age of 78.[2]

Contents

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Central Michigan Chippewas (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951–1966)
1951 Central Michigan 5–3 4–2
1952 Central Michigan 7–2 6–0 1st
1953 Central Michigan 7–1–1 5–0–1 1st
1954 Central Michigan 8–2 5–1 T–1st
1955 Central Michigan 8–1 5–1 T–1st
1956 Central Michigan 9–0 6–0 1st
1957 Central Michigan 4–6 4–2
1958 Central Michigan 7–3 4–2
1959 Central Michigan 7–3 4–2
1960 Central Michigan 3–5 3–3
1961 Central Michigan 2–8 1–5
1962 Central Michigan 6–4 4–0 1st
1963 Central Michigan 4–5–1 2–2
1964 Central Michigan 4–5 1–3
1965 Central Michigan 5–5 3–1
1966 Central Michigan 5–5 3–0 1st
Central Michigan: 91–58–2 70–24–1
Total: 91–58–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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