Jim Kelly
Quarterback, American football player
1960 –
Who is Jim Kelly?
James Edward Kelly is a retired American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and in the USFL for the Houston Gamblers.
Kelly was the third quarterback taken in the 1983 NFL Draft which featured six quarterbacks taken in the first round where John Elway was the first pick. Employing the "K-Gun" offense, known for its no-huddle shotgun formations, Kelly led one of the great NFL scoring juggernauts in the Buffalo Bills. Kelly led the Bills to four consecutive Super Bowls, from 1991 to 1994; however, each time the team lost. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in his first year of eligibility.
Kelly's jersey number, 12, is the only number ever retired in Buffalo Bills' history. In 2009, Kelly was elected to the Buffalo Bills' 50th Season All-Time Team.
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- Born
- Feb 14, 1960
Pittsburgh - Also known as
- James Edward Kelly
- Machine Gun
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Spouses
- Jill Kelly
(1996/05/18 - )
- Jill Kelly
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Miami
- Miami University
- Lived in
- Buffalo
- East Brady
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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