Biographical details | |
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Born | (1905-06-01)June 1, 1905 Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | March 7, 1984(1984-03-07) (aged 78) Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1926–1929 | Central Michigan |
Basketball | |
1927–1930 | Central Michigan |
Position(s) | Quarterback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1930–1937 | Cass City HS (MI) |
1938–1941 | Mount Pleasant HS (MI) |
1942–1950 | Arthur Hill HS (MI) |
1951–1966 | Central Michigan |
Basketball | |
1954–1956 | Central Michigan |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 91–58–2 (college football) 23–20 (college basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 7 IIAC (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. Kelly/Shorts Stadium, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program, was renamed in Kelly's honor in 1983. Kelly died on March 7, 1984, at the age of 78.
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Central Michigan Chippewas (Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1951–1966) | |||||||||
1951 | Central Michigan | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
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 | T–2nd | |||||
1958 | Central Michigan | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1959 | Central Michigan | 7–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1960 | Central Michigan | 3–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
1961 | Central Michigan | 2–8 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
1962 | Central Michigan | 6–4 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
1963 | Central Michigan | 4–5–1 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
1964 | Central Michigan | 4–5 | 1–3 | T–4th | |||||
1965 | Central Michigan | 5–5 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
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 or championship game berth |
References
- "Kenneth "Wild Bill" Kelly". Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- "Kenneth Kelly". The Blade. Associated Press. March 10, 1984. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
- "School's most successful: Ex-CMU grid coach dies". Detroit Free Press. March 9, 1984. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
Central Michigan Chippewas head football coaches | |
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# denotes interim head coach |
Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball head coaches | |
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