Bill Kelley (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1926–2015)}}

{{Other people|Bill Kelley|William Kelley (disambiguation){{!}}William Kelley}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Bill Kelley

| number = 26, 46

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|8|23|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Becton, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|2|1926|8|23|mf=y}}

| death_place = Arlington, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 195

| high_school = Idalou (Idalou, Texas)

| college = Texas Tech

| draftyear = 1949

| draftround = 23

| draftpick = 223

| pastteams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1949}})
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1950)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 222

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = KellBi22

}}

Billie Rex Kelley (August 23, 1926 – October 2, 2015) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who played tight end for the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web | title = Packers.com - Bill Kelley | work = Packers.com | url = http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/kelley_bill_1949/ | accessdate = January 7, 2009 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20070810202959/http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/kelley_bill_1949/ | archivedate = August 10, 2007 }} Kelley played college football for Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 23rd round of the 1949 NFL draft.{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/news/bill-kelley-on-curly-lambeau-rockwood-lodge-and-the-49-packers | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | publisher = Green Bay Packers, Inc. | date = June 18, 2020 | access-date = June 18, 2020 | title = Bill Kelley on Curly Lambeau, Rockwood Lodge and the '49 Packers | url-status = live | archive-date = June 19, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200619020118/https://www.packers.com/news/bill-kelley-on-curly-lambeau-rockwood-lodge-and-the-49-packers }} He played professionally for one season, in 1949, recording 17 catches for 222 yards and 1 touchdown.{{cite web | title = Bill Kelley Statistics | work = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KellBi22.htm | accessdate = January 7, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015162927/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KellBi22.htm | archive-date = October 15, 2008 | url-status = live }} Kelley died in Arlington, Texas, in 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wadefamilyfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/2260905/Kelley-Billie-Rex-/obituary.php?Printable=true |title=Bill Kelley's obituary |access-date=August 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231013101/http://www.wadefamilyfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/2260905/Kelley-Billie-Rex-/obituary.php?Printable=true |archive-date=December 31, 2017 |url-status=dead }}