Kenneth Kelly

For other people with the same name, see Ken Kelly.

Kenneth Kelly

Biographical details
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.^[1] Kelly died on March 7, 1984, at the age of 78.^[2][3]

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	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

1. "Kenneth "Wild Bill" Kelly". Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
2. "Kenneth Kelly". The Blade. Associated Press. March 10, 1984. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
3. "School's most successful: Ex-CMU grid coach dies". Detroit Free Press. March 9, 1984. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.