Brian Kelly

PLAYING CAREER

EDMONTON ESKIMOS 1979 - 1987

AWARDS AND HONOURS

ALL-WESTERN WIDE RECEIVER 1979 - 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987
ALL-CANADIAN WIDE RECEIVER 1979 - 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987
SCHENLEY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING ROOKIE 1979
JEFF NICKLIN MEMORIAL TROPHY 1987
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1979 - 1982, 1986, 1987
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1979 - 1982, 1987

Brian Kelly first came to Edmonton in 1978, but a pre-season ankle injury kept him on the sidelines until the following season. The clever wide receiver, affectionately called "Howdy Doody" by his teammates, was a 5'9" dynamo during his entire career. 

In 1979 he was named the Eskimos' Most Popular Player.

Kelly had a career total 575 pass receptions for 11,169 yards and 97 touchdowns. He scored 586 points and had in excess of 1,000 pass-receiving yards in six of his nine seasons. In his final season, Kelly caught 68 passes for 1,626 yards and 13 touchdowns then completed his career with a Grey Cup victory over the Toronto Argonauts.

INDUCTED 1991 - PLAYER

 

Class of 1991 W.T. (Tom) Hinton, Norm Kimball, Jim Young

 

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