Andy Kelly

Infobox NFL player


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Name=Andy Kelly
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1968|6|6
Birthplace= Dayton, Tennessee
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Height_ft=6
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Weight_lbs=230
Position=Quarterback
College=Tennessee
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years=1993-1996
1996
1997-2001
2002
2003-2004
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008-present
teams=Charlotte Rage
Rhein Fire
Nashville Kats
Dallas Desperados
Detroit Fury
New Orleans VooDoo
Kansas City Brigade
Utah Blaze
New Orleans Voodoo
Georgia Force

Andy Kelly (born May 5 1968) is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League. He played in the AFL for fourteen seasons, and currently is the Offensive Coordinator for the Georgia Force [ [http://www.georgiaforce.com/news/2008-03-26%20kelly.asp Georgia Force Football - Official Site ] ] .

High school career

Kelly attended Rhea County High School in Evensville, Tennessee. While attending, he won Gatorade All-America honors in football as a senior.

College career

Kelly was a successful collegiate quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 1988-1991. He took over as a starter for Sterling Henton in the 1989 SEC game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. He set numerous Tennessee and SEC passing records, most of them broken by his later successor at Tennessee, Peyton Manning. He was also drafted to play baseball with the Atlanta Braves.

Professional career

Kelly was an Arena Football League quarterback most recently with the New Orleans VooDoo, whom he played for in 2005 and 2007. He previously played for the Charlotte Rage (1993, 1995-96), Nashville Kats (1997-2001), Dallas Desperados (2002), Detroit Fury (2003-2004), Kansas City Brigade (2006) and Utah Blaze (2006). At the end of the 2006 season, he held several all-time AFL career records, including touchdown passes (767), passing yards (39,948), pass attempts (5,827), pass completions (3,621), and interceptions (155).

On Friday, April 27, 2007, in a 72-57 home loss to division-mate Georgia, Kelly joined Aaron Garcia, Clint Dolezel, and Sherdrick Bonner as the only quarterbacks in football history to throw 800 career touchdowns.

On December 6, 2007, Kelly was named the Head Coach of the new All American Football League's Tennessee Team.

Kelly signed with the Georgia Force on March 26th, 2008.

Statistics

External links

* [http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=889 Andy Kelly at ArenaFan Online]
* [http://www.footballdb.com/players/kellyan01 Andy Kelly's NFL Europe Stats at The Football Database]

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