Bill Kelly (American football, born 1947)

Bill Kelly
Biographical details
Born(1947-06-28)June 28, 1947
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 2023(2023-05-13) (aged 75)
Alma materUniversity of Richmond
Playing career
Football
1965–1969North Carolina
Position(s)Wide receiver, running back, kick returner
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1971–1974Richmond (assistant)
1976–1978Pleasant Grove HS (UT)
1979–1980Snow (assistant)
1981–1982Snow
1983–1984Eastern New Mexico
1985–1987West Texas State
Track and field
1980Snow
Head coaching record
Overall31–20–2 (college football)
17–6–1 (junior college football)
17–12 (high school football)
Bowls2–0 (junior college)
Tournaments0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 ICAC (1982)
1 LSC (1986)
Awards
Football
MVC Coach of the Year (1985)
LSC Coach of the Year (1986)

Bill Kelly (June 28, 1947 – May 13, 2023) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Eastern New Mexico University from 1983 to 1984 and West Texas State University—now known as West Texas A&M University—from 1985 to 1987, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 31–20–2. Kelly was also the head football coach at Snow College, a junior college in Ephraim, Utah, from 1981 to 1982, tallying a mark of 17–6–1. He played college football at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1965 to 1969 as a wide receiver, running back, and kick returner.