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KELLEY MOTE

Mote, Kelley Henry
Height: 6-2 Weight: 189
Born: April 27, 1923 Hapeville, GA

Year	College	Status
1942	South Carolina	Lettered
1943	Duke	Lettered
1945	Duke	Lettered
1946	Duke	Lettered

Draft: 16th round (147th overall) 1946 Detroit Lions

Military Service: United States Marine Corps

Relatives: Brother of Bill Mote

NFL Playoff Statistics

Coaching Record

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL	78	LDE-LOE	12	12
1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL	83	LOE-LDE	12	12
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	83	LDE-LOE	12	12
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL	80	LDE-RDE-LOE-ROE	11	4
1951 New York Giants (NFL)1951 NYG NFL	80	ROE-LOE	12	5
1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL	80	ROE	12	0
6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL			71	45

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/14/1946	1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL
Signed	5/5/1947	1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL
Traded	7/22/1950	1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL
Free Agent	5/1/1953	1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1951 New York Giants (NFL)1951 NYG NFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	36

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL		16		180	11.3	46t	1
1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL		13		212	16.3	28	0			0	0
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL		4		58	14.5	22	0			0	0
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL		4		72	18.0	41	1		1	1	0
1951 New York Giants (NFL)1951 NYG NFL		11		187	17.0	39t	4		2	0	0
1952 New York Giants (NFL)1952 NYG NFL		4		45	11.3	19	0		0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		52		754	14.5	46t	6		3	1	0

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	10	5.0	10	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL	1		17	17.0	17	0	0	0
1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL	3		27	9.0	18	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4		44	11.0	18	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL	1		0	2	2	0	0
1948 Detroit Lions (NFL)1948 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1949 Detroit Lions (NFL)1949 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
1950 New York Giants (NFL)1950 NYG NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	5	5	0	0

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