Joe KellyKelly, JoeHeight: 5-11 Weight: 203 Born: July 1, 1937 Died: May 25, 2022 High School: Carlsbad (NM) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1956 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1957 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| 1958 | New Mexico State | Lettered |
| Draft: 11th round (128th overall) 1959 Los Angeles Rams |
| Relatives: Father of Joe Kelly |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 15 | HB | 6 | |
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 15 | OHB-LB | 13 | |
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 15 | HB | 3 | |
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/21/1959 | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | |
| Released | 1959 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1959 LARM NFL | |
| Signed | 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | |
| Released | 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 53 | 213 | 4.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 75 | 441 | 5.9 | 31 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 36 | 191 | 5.3 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 | |||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 24 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 14 | 336 | 24.0 | 55 | 3 | ||||||
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 27 | 459 | 17.0 | 68 | 3 | ||||||
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 47 | 914 | 19.4 | 68 | 6 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1960 OTT IRFU | 1 | - | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1961 OTT CFL | 1 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 Ottawa Rough Riders (IRFU)1959 OTT IRFU | 8 | - | 141 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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