Kenneth Kelly
Encyclopedia
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. From 1959 to 1966, Kelly was also the athletic director
at Central Michigan. 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.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
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. From 1959 to 1966, Kelly was also the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
at Central Michigan. Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Kelly/Shorts Stadium
Kelly/Shorts Stadium is a stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Central Michigan University Chippewas. The stadium opened in 1972 and holds 30,255 spectators...
, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football
Central Michigan Chippewas football
The Central Michigan Chippewas football team is a college football program in Division I FBS, representing Central Michigan University. They are a top 25 program in terms of all-time winning percentage and top five amongst all teams from non-BCS automatic qualifying conferences...
program, was renamed in Kelly's honor in 1983. Kelly died on March 7, 1984 at the age of 78.