Kenneth Kelly

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1905 – 1984

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Who was Kenneth Kelly?

Kenneth A. "Wild Bill" Kelly 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 91โ€“58โ€“2, and the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 23โ€“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.

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Born
Jun 1, 1905
Bowling Green
Died
Mar 7, 1984
Lakeland

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on July 23, 2013

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