For other people named Jim Kelly, see Jim Kelly (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Jim Kelley, the Buffalo sportswriter.
American football player
Jim Kelly
Kelly in 2010
No. 12
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1960-02-14) February 14, 1960 (age 64) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:
East Brady (East Brady, Pennsylvania)
College:
Miami (FL) (1978–1982)
NFL draft:
1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
Houston Gamblers (1984–1985)
Buffalo Bills (1986–1996)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pro (1991)
Second-team All-Pro (1992)
5× Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1990–1992)
NFL passing touchdowns leader (1991)
NFL passer rating leader (1990)
NFL completion percentage leader (1990)
Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame
Buffalo Bills No. 12 retired
Peach Bowl champion (1980)
Peach Bowl Offensive MVP (1980)
University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame
NCAA Inspiration Award (2018)
USFL
2× USFL All-League Team (1984, 1985)
USFL Most Valuable Player (1984)
USFL Rookie of the Year (1984)
USFL All-Time Team
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:
4,779
Passing completions:
2,874
Completion percentage:
60.1%
TD–INT:
237–175
Passing yards:
35,467
Passer rating:
84.4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He also spent two seasons with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). Kelly played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning offensive MVP honors in the 1981 Peach Bowl.
One of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft, Kelly was selected 14th overall by the Bills. He chose to sign with the Gamblers instead and did not play for the Bills until the USFL folded in 1986. Employing the "K-Gun" offense, known for its no-huddle shotgun formations, Kelly led one of the greatest NFL scoring juggernauts. From 1990 to 1993, he helped guide the Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls, although the team lost each game. Kelly was also named to five Pro Bowls and received first-team All-Pro honors in 1991.
Along with teammates Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith, Kelly is one of only three players to have his number retired by the Bills. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
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along with 26 rushing yards. Allen's three touchdowns allowed him to pass JimKelly for the most touchdowns thrown by a Bills quarterback in his first four...
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Broncos rushed for 208 yards, led 21–9 after three quarters, and held JimKelly and the offense to just 197 yards of offense, but the pivotal play of...
written by Michael Allin. The film, which stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and JimKelly, was Lee's final completed film appearance before his death on 20 July...
yards. Kelly finished the game completing 31 of 50 passes for 260 yards and 1 interception. His 31 completions was a then-Super Bowl record. Kelly became...
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the 1985–86 season. Sam Rosen, Ken Wilson, Jim Hughson, Dan Kelly, Mike Lange, Jiggs McDonald, JimKelly, Mike Emrick, and Mike Patrick handled the play-by-play...
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