Andy Kelly (American football)

Pass attempts-completions:	6,224–3,886
Percentage:	62.4
TD–INT:	809–164
Passing yards:	42,519
Passer rating:	104.09
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-SEC (1990, 1991);
Career Arena League statistics
Pass attempts-completions:
Pass attempts-completions:	6,224–3,886
Percentage:	62.4
TD–INT:	809–164
Passing yards:	42,519
Passer rating:	104.09
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Andy Kelly
No. 8
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	June 6, 1968 (age 56); Dayton, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Rhea County ; (Evensville, Tennessee)
College:	Tennessee
Undrafted:	1992
Career history
	Charlotte Rage (1993–1996); Pittsburgh Steelers (1994)*; Chicago Bears (1995–96); Nashville Kats (1997–2001); Dallas Desperados (2002); Detroit Fury (2003–2004); New Orleans VooDoo (2005); Kansas City Brigade (2006); Utah Blaze (2006); New Orleans VooDoo (2007); Georgia Force (2008);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Pass attempts-completions:	Andy Kelly (born June 6, 1968) is a former American football quarterback in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played in the AFL for fifteen seasons for a total of eight different teams. He also played for two seasons for the Rhein Fire of the former World League of American Football (WLAF). He played college football at the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991.Contents Early life ; College career ; Statistics ; Professional career ; AFL career statistics ; Personal life ; References ; External links ; Early life Kelly attended Rhea County High School in Evensville, Tennessee. As a member of the Golden Eagles high school football team, he won Gatorade All-America honors in football as a senior.College career Kelly was a successful collegiate quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 1988–1991 under head coach Johnny Majors. He took over as a starter for Sterling Henton in the 1989 SEC rivalry game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. He became part of Tennessee football lore as part of team that accomplished a 35–34 victory at Notre Dame, later dubbed as "The Miracle at South Bend". The Vols trailed at one point 31–7 before Kelly helped instrument a comeback to beat the Fighting Irish. He set numerous Tennessee and SEC passing records, most of them broken by his later successor at Tennessee, Peyton Manning.StatisticsProfessional career Kelly's predominant professional football career was as an Arena Football League quarterback, playing some of his career with the New Orleans VooDoo, for whom he played for in 2005 and 2007, and which was the last team for which he actively appeared as a player. He previously played for the Charlotte Rage (1993, 1995–96), Nashville Kats (1997–2001), Dallas Desperados (2002), Detroit Fury (2003–2004), Kansas City Brigade (2006), and Utah Blaze (2006). At the end of the 2006 season, he held several all-time AFL career records, including touchdown passes (767), passing yards (39,948), pass attempts (5,827), pass completions (3,621), and interceptions (155). On Friday, April 27, 2007, in a 72–57 home loss to their division-mate, the Georgia Force, Kelly joined Aaron Garcia, Clint Dolezel, and Sherdrick Bonner as the only quarterbacks in professional football history to throw for over 800 career touchdowns. On December 6, 2007, Kelly was named the head coach of the proposed new All American Football League's Tennessee team. However, the league suspended operations March 12, 2008 (permanently, as things later developed, although only a delay was announced at the time), and Kelly signed with the Georgia Force two weeks later on March 26, 2008, but never actually participated in any games as an active player for the Force. Kelly retired as an Arena Football player following the 2008 season and currently serves as a commentator on Tennessee Volunteers football radio broadcasts. In June 2013, Kelly was nominated for the Arena Football Hall of Fame.AFL career statisticsPersonal life After his professional football career, Kelly became a full-time insurance agent for State Farm.Related Research Articles The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in North America after the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL) until the AFL closed in 2019. The Dallas Desperados were a professional arena football team based in Dallas, Texas. They played in the Eastern Division of the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008. The New Orleans VooDoo were a professional arena football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Arena Football League from 2004 to 2015. Whit Taylor is a former college and professional football quarterback. He was an all-Southeastern Conference quarterback for Vanderbilt University from 1979–1982, a period which included a trip to the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl. His career at Vanderbilt led in 2003 to his recognition as an SEC Football Legend. Sherdrick Deon "Sed" Bonner is an American former professional football quarterback who played fifteen seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL). Patrick O'Hara is an American football coach and former quarterback who most recently served as the pass game analyst for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the New Orleans VooDoo, Orlando Predators and Tri-Cities Fever. O'Hara also served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans and Tampa Bay Storm. Raymond 'Ray' Philyaw is a former arena football quarterback who was most recently the offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League (AFL). He also played for the Cleveland Gladiators, Chicago Rush, Kansas City Brigade, Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings and the Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005. Prior to his Arena Football career, he played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Madison Mad Dogs of the Indoor Football League (IFL). After leaving to coach with the New Orleans VooDoo in 2011, he attempted a return as a player in 2012 with the San Jose SaberCats, but later became OC for the San Antonio Talons. He holds the record for the highest career TD-to-INT ratio in AFL history and threw a school record 52 TDs while attending Northeast Louisiana. The 2007 Arena Football League season was the 21st season of the Arena Football League. The regular season began play on March 1, 2007 and concluded on June 25. The league broke its regular-season total attendance record of 1,887,054. Andy McCullough is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL), NFL Europe and Arena Football League (AFL). Michael David Neu is an American football coach and former quarterback. He was the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals from 2016–2024. He played college football at Ball State for Paul Schudel from 1990 to 1993. Neu played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for one season, in France Championnat Élite Division 1 one season, then in the Arena Football League (AFL) for 2 seasons from 1996 to 1997. He then served as the head coach of the af2's Augusta Stallions (2000), the AFL's Carolina Cobras (2001–2002) and the New Orleans VooDoo (2004–2008). In 2016, Neu returned to his alma mater, Ball State. John Fitzgerald is a former American football quarterback. He last played for the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was previously the head coach of af2's Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz where he compiled a 7–9 record in his one-season . Christopher Sanders is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for SMU and Chattanooga. He signed with the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) after going undrafted in the 2001 NFL draft. He primarily played arena football. Henry Taylor is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the San Diego Chargers of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He played college football at South Carolina. Nathan Robert Hunt is an American former professional football player who was a center and a practice squad offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota State Bison and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft. Daniel Wimprine is a former American football quarterback. Alvin Ray Jackson is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Kurt Rocco is a former American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Gladiators and New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at the University of Mount Union Christopher Dixon II is a former professional indoor football quarterback who currently serves as the head coach for Cactus Shadows High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He ended his long playing career with a stint for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL) before returning to the Sioux Falls Storm near the end of their 2019 season. Dixon attended Contra Costa College for two years before attending Humboldt State University, where he was an all-conference player. Tim Martin is a former American football lineman who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Oklahoma Wranglers, Dallas Desperados, New Orleans VooDoo, Grand Rapids Rampage and San Jose SaberCats. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and attended Sequoyah High School in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was also a member of the Miami Dolphins, Barcelona Dragons, Chicago Enforcers and New York Dragons. The Arena Football Hall of Fame is the official Hall of Fame of the Arena Football League (AFL). The inaugural class was announced in 1998 and the Hall was not formally organized until 2011. Prior to 2011, there were four classes: 1998–2000 and then another in 2002. The Arena Football Hall of Fame is the highest honor for players, coaches, and contributors involved in the AFL. The voting process consists of fans and current Hall of Fame members voting on the finalists. The finalists are selected by the League Office in which they collect ballots from the Arena Football Hall of Fame Advisory Board, a group which consisted of former players, executives, journalists and media personnel with a long-time involvement in the league. The league began to decline in 2015, so no Hall of Fame announcements have been made since this year. The league folded for a second time in 2019. After the league's second closure, ArenaFan, a long-running fan site, announced it had taken over operations of the Arena Football Hall of Fame.References ↑ Johnson, Reed (June 16, 2016). "Andy Kelly guest speaker at library's 'Munch-a-Lunch'". The Herald-News. Retrieved November 14, 2017.; ↑ "Andy Kelly, Mack McCarthy to be inducted into Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame". Chattanooga Times Free Press. February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ "Andy Kelly College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ "Alabama Stuns Tennessee, 9–6". New York Times. Associated Press. October 21, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ Strange, Mike (September 9, 2016). "Andy Kelly was resilient in 'Miracle at South Bend' for Vols". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 8, 2023.; ↑ Paschall, David (May 21, 2020). "Vols top five: Peyton Manning went out as SEC champion, NCAA all-time wins leader". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 27, 2024.; 1 2 "Former VooDoo QB Andy Kelly Nominated for AFL Hall of Fame". OurSports Central. June 24, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2023.; ↑ "Kelly named finalist for Arena Football Hall of Fame". WBIR. August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2023.; ↑ "Vols Jersey Countdown #8". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ Hooker, Dave (December 6, 2007). "Kelly plans to stock AAFL team with quality people". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ "Andy Kelly begins new season with expansion team in arena football; Former Kat is now a Dallas Desperado". The Herald-News. July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; ↑ "Kelly Named Sideline Reporter". University of Tennessee Athletics. August 26, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2024.; ↑ Cobb, David (March 1, 2016). "Quarterbacking Claims". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved August 23, 2018.; External links Andy Kelly at ArenaFan Online ; Stats Crew profile ; Andy Kelly's NFL Europe Stats at The Football Database ; This page is based on this Wikipedia article ; Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.; Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-SEC (1990, 1991);
Career Arena League statistics
Pass attempts-completions:
Pass attempts-completions:	6,224–3,886
Percentage:	62.4
TD–INT:	809–164
Passing yards:	42,519
Passer rating:	104.09
	Stats at ArenaFan.com
Tennessee Volunteers
v ; t ; e ; Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks
	Howard Ijams (1891–1893); D. C. Chapman (1896); Strang Nicklin (1897); C. L. Bryan (1899); J. G. Logan (1900); Sax Crawford (1901–1902); T. R. Watkins (1903–1904); Walker Leach (1905); J. C. Loucks (1906–1908); Chauncey Raulston (1909); Rufus Branch (1909–1912); Red Rainey (1913); Bill May (1914–1915); Buck Hatcher (1916); Willis McCabe (1919); Joe Evans (1920); Roe Campbell (1921–1924); Jimmie Smith (1922); Billy Harkness (1924–1926); Jimmy Elmore (1927); D. Vincent Tudor (1927–1929); Roy Witt (1928); Bobby Dodd (1928–1930); Deke Brackett (1931–1932); Beattie Feathers (1933); Charles Vaughan (1934); Phil Dickens (1935–1936); Walter Wood (1937); George Cafego (1938–1939); Van Thompson (1940); Johnny Butler (1941); Jim Gaffney (1943); Buzz Warren (1943–1944); Walter Slater (1946); Orvis Milner (1947); Jack Armstrong (1948); Jimmy Hill (1949–1950); Jimmy Hahn (1950–1951); Bill Blackstock (1951); Hal Hubbard (1952); Bill Barbish (1953); Jimmy Beutel (1954–1955); Johnny Majors (1956); Bobby Gordon (1957); Billy Majors (1958–1960); Glenn Glass (1960–1961); Mallon Faircloth (1961–1963); Art Galiffa (1964–1966); Dewey Warren (1967); Bubba Wyche (1968); Bobby Scott (1969–1970); Condredge Holloway (1973–1974); Randy Wallace (1975–1976); Pat Ryan (1977); Jimmy Streater (1978–1979); Steve Alatorre (1980–1981); Alan Cockrell (1981–1983); Tony Robinson (1984–1985); Jeff Francis (1987–1988); Sterling Henton (1989); Andy Kelly (1989–1991); Heath Shuler (1992–1993); Jerry Colquitt (1994); Todd Helton (1994); Peyton Manning (1994–1997); Tee Martin (1998–1999); A. J. Suggs (2000); Casey Clausen (2000–2003); C.J. Leak (2002); James Banks (2002); Brent Schaeffer (2004); Rick Clausen (2004–2005); Erik Ainge (2004–2007); Jonathan Crompton (2006, 2008–2009); Nick Stephens (2008); Matt Simms (2010–2011); Tyler Bray (2010–2012); Justin Worley (2013–2014); Nathan Peterman (2013–2014); Joshua Dobbs (2013–2016); Quinten Dormady (2017); Jarrett Guarantano (2017–2020); Will McBride (2017); Brian Maurer (2019); J. T. Shrout (2019); Harrison Bailey (2020); Joe Milton (2021–2023); Hendon Hooker (2021–2022); Nico Iamaleava (2023–2024);
v ; t ; e ; Charlotte Rage starting quarterbacks
	Scooter Molander (1992); Tony Kimbrough (1993–1994); Andy Kelly (1993, 1995–1996); Michael Proctor (1994–1996); Tom Porras (1996);
v ; t ; e ; Rhein Fire starting quarterbacks
	Gino Torretta (1995); Andy Kelly (1995–1996); Terry Dean (1996); T. J. Rubley (1997); Josh LaRocca (1997); Mike Quinn (1998); Jim Arellanes (1998–1999); Mike Cherry (1999); Danny Wuerffel (2000); Giovanni Carmazzi (2001); Phil Stambaugh (2001); Tee Martin (2002); Romaro Miller (2002); Nick Rolovich (2003); Chad Hutchinson (2004); Greg Zolman (2004); Andy Hall (2005); Scott McBrien (2005); Drew Henson (2006); Timmy Chang (2006); Cody Pickett (2007);
v ; t ; e ; Nashville Kats starting quarterbacks
	Andy Kelly (1997–2001); Leon Murray (2005–2006); Tony Zimmerman (2005); Clint Stoerner (2006–2007); Jeff Smoker (2007); Matt Kohn (2007);
v ; t ; e ; Dallas Desperados starting quarterbacks
	Andy Kelly (2002); Jim Kubiak (2003); Glen Gauntt (2004); Walter Church (2004); Scott Dreisbach (2004); Clint Stoerner (2005); Clint Dolezel (2006–2008); Chris Sanders (2008);
v ; t ; e ; Detroit Fury starting quarterbacks
	Scott Semptimphelter (2001–2002); Rickey Foggie (2002); Drew Miller (2002); Charles Puleri (2002); Nick Browder (2002); Andy Kelly (2003–2004);
v ; t ; e ; Kansas City Brigade / Command starting quarterbacks
	Andy Kelly (2006); Chris Sanders (2006); Raymond Philyaw (2006–2007); John Fitzgerald (2008); Matt Kohn (2008); D. Bryant (2008); Quincy Carter (2008); J. J. Raterink (2011); Stephen Wasil (2011); Nate Davis (2012); Matt Gutierrez (2012); Brian Jones (2012); Zack Eskridge (2012);
v ; t ; e ; Utah Blaze starting quarterbacks
	Joe Germaine (2006–2008); Jason Gesser (2006); Andy Kelly (2006); Mike Affleck (2010); Brett Elliott (2010); Mark Thorson (2010); Tommy Grady (2011–2013); Todd Hammel (2011); Jason Boltus (2013);
v ; t ; e ; New Orleans VooDoo starting quarterbacks
	John Fitzgerald (2004); Andy Kelly (2005, 2007); Steve Bellisari (2007–2008); Danny Wimprine (2008, 2011); D. Bryant (2011); Chris Wallace (2011); Derek Cassidy (2011); Kurt Rocco (2012–2014); Bill Stull (2013); Zack Eskridge (2013); Chris Dixon (2013); Ryan Perrilloux (2014); Adam Kennedy (2014–2015); Brian Reader (2015);

Last updated December 28, 2024

[1] Johnson, Reed (June 16, 2016). "Andy Kelly guest speaker at library's 'Munch-a-Lunch'". The Herald-News. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[2] "Andy Kelly, Mack McCarthy to be inducted into Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame". Chattanooga Times Free Press. February 2, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[3] "Andy Kelly College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[4] "Alabama Stuns Tennessee, 9–6". New York Times. Associated Press. October 21, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[5] Strange, Mike (September 9, 2016). "Andy Kelly was resilient in 'Miracle at South Bend' for Vols". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[r220-6] Paschall, David (May 21, 2020). "Vols top five: Peyton Manning went out as SEC champion, NCAA all-time wins leader". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

[OSC-7] 1 2 "Former VooDoo QB Andy Kelly Nominated for AFL Hall of Fame". OurSports Central. June 24, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[8] "Kelly named finalist for Arena Football Hall of Fame". WBIR. August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[9] "Vols Jersey Countdown #8". Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. August 23, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[10] Hooker, Dave (December 6, 2007). "Kelly plans to stock AAFL team with quality people". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[11] "Andy Kelly begins new season with expansion team in arena football; Former Kat is now a Dallas Desperado". The Herald-News. July 8, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[x156-12] "Kelly Named Sideline Reporter". University of Tennessee Athletics. August 26, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[13] Cobb, David (March 1, 2016). "Quarterbacking Claims". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

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Andy Kelly (American football)

Contents

Early life

College career

Statistics

Professional career

AFL career statistics

Personal life

Related Research Articles

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