Brian Kelly (born March 27, 1956) is a former
Canadian Football League wide receiver for the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
who, in nine years from 1979–1987 caught 575 passes for 11,169 yards and 97 touchdowns. Kelly was a member of 5 Grey Cup Championship teams in Edmonton. Kelly was the number 1 target of Eskimos Quarterback
Warren Moon in the early '80's. He was inducted into the
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about t ...
. Kelly was voted one of the
CFL's top 50 players (#20) in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN. He graduated from
Bishop Amat High School
Bishop Amat Memorial High School is a co-ed Catholic high school serving the San Gabriel Valley in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and was founded in 1957. The campus is located in La Puente, California, approximately east of dow ...
in La Puente, California
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1956 births
Living people
American players of Canadian football
Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian football wide receivers
Edmonton Elks players
People from Arcadia, California
Players of American football from California
Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
Washington State Cougars football players
Canadian Football League Rookie of the Year Award winners
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