Shannon Kelley
| Shannon Kelley | |
|---|---|
 Shannon Kelley, Quarterback Coach Shannon Kelley in 2009 | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Offensive Assistant Coach |
| Team | Houston Baptist University |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Texas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009-2010 2010-2012 2012-present |
Fairmont State (QB) California University of Pennsylvania (RB) Houston Baptist (Asst. Head Coach/RB]) |
| Shannon Kelley | |
|---|---|
| College | Texas |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 7 |
| Class | 1988 |
| Major | Communications |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| High school | Houston Memorial High School |
| Bowl games | |
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Shannon Kelley is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback of the Texas Longhorns in the beginning of 1988. After graduating, he married Olympian and popular American athlete Mary Lou Retton and after pursuing a business career, went into college coaching. He's currently the assistant head football coach at Houston Baptist University.
High School
Kelley was a Class 5A All-State quarterback at Houston Memorial High School.
Longhorn career
After seeing limited action in 2 games in 1985 and none in 1986, Kelley entered the 1987 season as the backup to Bret Stafford. Kelley first saw significant playing time in the second game of the season against BYU after Stafford went down with an injury. Down by 12 at the time, he led them back to within 5.[1] The next week, in a blow out win over Oregon State, he came in during the third quarter and scored his first touchdown with an 18 yard touchdown run, but hurt his ankle.[2] Later in the season, against Houston, Kelley would again replace an injured Stafford. Up at the time Stafford went down, the Longhorns blew a 14 point 3rd quarter lead and gave up 31 points in the 4th quarter to lose by 20. The next week, Kelley made his first career start, a 24-21 win over TCU, but Stafford returned and Kelley saw sparse action over the next two games. That season the Longhorns went 6-5 and did not go to a bowl game.
Kelley entered the 1988 season as the unquestioned starter at quarterback. But in games against the University of North Texas and University of Oklahoma, he was replaced by Mark Murdock. Murdock played solidly in those games and in a blowout win over New Mexico. In the game against Arkansas, Kelley was again pulled in favor of Murdock, who nearly led the team back from a 24-3 deficit. The Arkansas game would be his last start, as Murdock replaced him as the starter. The transition from Kelley to Murdock went smoothly, with no tension or harsh feelings between the two. "Shannon is a real classy guy. We got to be friends before the season and I know that this is hard for him to handle, " Murdock said.[3] Kelley finished with a record of 4-3 as a starter.
Marriage and Professional Career
Kelley began dating Mary Lou Retton, winner of the Olympic gold medal in the Gymnastic Individual All-around competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, while in college. They were engaged in 1989, shortly before he graduated, and married in 1990. They have four daughters.[4]
After school, Kelley earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and became a successful partner in an investment firm and real estate developer in Houston.[5]
Coaching career
In 2009, he decided to pursue his dream job as a college football coach and was hired on at Division II Fairmont State University in his wife's hometown of Fairmont, WV. In 2010, he coached Quarterback Logan Moore who won West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year honors.
In 2010, he moved on to Division II California (PA) University. In 2012, he couched running back Lamont Smith who earned all-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division honors.
In 2012, he was hired on as the Assistant Coach at Division I FCS Houston Baptist University for the Huskies first season of collegiate football. This was an exhibition season for the Huskies and as a result, they played a mixed schedule of schools from the FCS, NAIA, and D2. They finished the season 3-4.
References
- ↑ http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/University_Texas_Cactus_Yearbook/1988/Page_126.html
- ↑ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1987/Texas-61-Oregon-St-16/id-76c470e28bd73b5c1b90f8e97eba4616
- ↑ http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/University_Texas_Cactus_Yearbook/1989/Page_133.html
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-22/sports/sp-3273_1_texas-quarterback-shannon-kelley-gold-medal-engaged
- ↑ http://hbuhuskies.com/news/2012/5/11/FB_0511120511.aspx
External links
| Preceded by Bret Stafford |
University of Texas Quarterback 1988 |
Succeeded by Mark Murdock |
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