James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh) was an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. He is generally considered one of the elite quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League.
Kelly led the Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. In 2002, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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1 Early career
1.1 University of Miami and USFL
2 Buffalo Bills
2.1 "No-Huddle Offense"
3 Records and accomplishments
4 Personal
5 External links
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Early career
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University of Miami and USFL
Kelly grew up in the small Pennsylvania town of East Brady, Pennsylvania. Drafted by the Bills out of the University of Miami, where Kelly's teams were among the best NCAA programs nationally, he opted instead to join the fledgling United States Football League (USFL), where he played for the Houston Gamblers.
Kelly was among the USFL's best passers, but the league folded due to financial troubles and its players were subsequently dispersed among existing NFL teams. Having retained Kelly's draft rights, the Bills welcomed Kelly with open arms upon the USFL's collapse.
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Buffalo Bills
Kelly helped lead the Bills to emergence as one of the NFL's greatest teams of the 1990s. Kelly's primary wide receiver with the Bills, Andre Reed, also set numerous NFL records and is expected to enter the Hall of Fame following his eligibility for induction in 2006.
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"No-Huddle Offense"
Kelly was perhaps best known for running the Bills' "No-Huddle Offense", which was a fast-paced offense that denied opposing defenses the opportunity to make timely substitutions. This led to mismatches and defensive communication breakdowns and, in the 1990s, established the Bills as one of the NFL's most successful and dangerous offenses.
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Records and accomplishments
Kelly holds the all-time NFL record for most yards gained per completion in a single game (44), established on September 10, 1995 in the Bills' game against the Carolina Panthers. He led the NFL in touchdown passes in 1991 and made the pro bowl four times(1987, 1990, 1991, and 1992).
In his 4 Super Bowls, Kelly completed 81 of 145 passes for 829 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 interceptions. His 81 completions and 145 attempts are the second most in Super Bowl history behind Joe Montana. In Super Bowl XXVI, he set a record with 58 pass attempts, and in Super Bowl XXVIII he set a record with 31 completions (this was later surpassed by Tom Brady's 32 completions in Super Bowl XXXVIII).
Kelly finished his 11 NFL seasons with 2,874 completions in 4,779 attempts for 35,467 yards and 237 touchdowns, with 175 interceptions, all of which are Buffalo records. He also rushed for 1,049 yards and 7 touchdowns.
On August 3rd, 2002, Kelly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kelly was enshrined during the first year he was eligible, and headlined a class which also featured John Stallworth, Dan Hampton, Dave Casper and George Allen. Fellow Hall of Famer and former head coach, Marv Levy, was Kelly's presenter at the ceremony.
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Personal
Kelly devoted much of his post-football life to his son, Hunter, who was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy (Krabbe disease) and died because of it on August 5, 2005 at the age of eight. Kelly established an organization, Hunter's Hope, to raise funds to fight the disease.
Kelly's advocacy on behalf of Krabbes' patients has vastly increased national awareness of the disease. Kelly and his wife, Jill, founded the annual Hunter's Day of Hope, which is held every year on February 14, which is the birthday of both Jim and Hunter Kelly.
When Kelly was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002, he dedicated his speech to Hunter. "It's been written that the trademark of my career was toughness," said Kelly, as he choked back tears. "The toughest person I ever met in my life was my son, my hero, Hunter. I love you, buddy."
Kelly continues to reside in Orchard Park, New York, with his wife and children.
2006-07-19 16:13:37
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Wanna know? check these out!
AKA James Edward Kelly
Born: 14-Feb-1960
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Football
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Buffalo Bills QB
Brought the Bills to Superbowls 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994.
Wife: Jill Kelly (m. 18-May-1996, two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Erin
Son: Hunter (d. 5-Aug-2005)s
Daughter: Camryn
2006-07-19 16:13:59
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Jim Kelly (II) ------ ACTOR
I haven't been able to find any personal information about Jim regarding his marital status or whether he has kids, but I did find this information for you:
Date of birth (location)
May 5th, 1946
Paris, Kentucky, USA
With his funky Afro hairstyle, super cool attitude and superb karate skills, Jim Kelly was instantly identifiable, and one of the top martial arts film stars of the early 1970s. After appearing in a minor film role, Kelly's second screen effort was as one of the invited guests to the deadly Han's Island in Enter the Dragon (1973). Kelly quickly cropped up in several more martial arts influenced "blaxploitation" films including Three the Hard Way (1974), Golden Needles (1974) and Black Belt Jones (1974), with its interesting fight finale in a soap filled car wash! He then appeared in several other action films of the late seventies, however since 1980, Kelly has only cropped up in two minor roles. A talented athlete, winning ranked titles both in tennis and karate, Jim Kelly was an integral part of the African-American & martial arts cinematic explosion of the 1970s.
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International Middle Weight Karate Champion (1971)
Was first interested in karate after leaving the University of Louisville as a freshman and moving to Lexington; began studying martial arts under karate instructor Parker Sheldon
Became a professional tennis player in 1975, rising to No. 2 in California in the senior men's doubles rankings and reaching the state's top ten in senior men's singles.
2006-07-19 16:21:35
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It is definitely better to be a Super Bowl losing QB in the HOF. If you're in the HOF and never won the big game, you know people saw and respected your football skill. Being someone like Trent Dilfer would suck. I wouldn't want to hear all the time that I sucked and the only reason I won the Super Bowl was because of my defense. HOF over Super Bowl anyday.
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