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KELLY’S CAREER BESTS:
Attempts - 9 (vs. Florida State, 1998)
Completions - 5 (at Temple, 1998)
Yards - 86 (at Rutgers, 1998)
TD - 1 (Five Times)
Long - 56 (to Daryl Jones at Rutgers, 1998)
AT MIAMI: Third-year sophomore who takes over the starting quarterback role...tremendous athlete who is equally dangerous both in or out of the pocket…mentally tough and remains poised under pressure…has a strong arm with excellent release…throws deep extremely well...looks to build upon an impressive spring...set a new UM school record for quarterbacks this past spring with a 4.43 time in 40...has spent last three summers playing professional baseball in the Tampa Devil Rays organization…a second-round selection of the Devil Rays out of high school…plays outfield for Tampa’s affiliate in the Southern League… signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Miami as part of the Hurricanes 1997 recruiting class…a walk-on who negotiated the cost of his college tuition into his Major League Baseball contract.
1998 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games as a back-up to Scott Covington…threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns on 23-of-42 passing…saw first collegiate action in season-opener vs. East Tennessee State, completing all three pass attempts and throwing for a touchdown…longest playing stint was in 26-14 loss to Florida State…came on in relief of Covington in the second half…pulled the ‘Canes to within 24-14 of the Seminoles with a fourth-quarter 52-yard scoring strike to Santana Moss…tossed a career-long 56-yard touchdown pass on his first attempt of the game to Daryl Jones one week prior at Rutgers… completed a career-best five passes at Temple...saw action in the 1998 Micron PC Bowl.
1997 (REDSHIRT): Competed as a member of the offensive scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tampa Catholic...Reebok High School Player of the Year...Gatorade High School Player of the Year...Parade and BlueChip magazine’s All-American...USA Today second-team All-American... Sports Illustrated Old Spice Player of the Month for October of 1996...the nation’s No. 3 rated QB by SuperPrep...Tampa Tribune All-State selection...established state records with 7,949 career passing yards and 75 career touchdown passes...participated in 1997 All-American Bowl, an East vs. West All-Star game...connected on 129 of 238 passes for 2,795 yards and 29 touchdowns his senior season... named Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times Athlete of the Year his junior year...completed 102 of 209 passes for a school-record 3,179 yards and 38 touchdowns as a junior...outstanding athlete who also lettered in basketball, baseball and track...owns Tampa Catholic long jump record of 23’1”...coached by Bob Henriquez.
PERSONAL: Born 1/26/79...finance major...full name is Kenneth Alphonso Kelly...was a second round draft choice of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft...spent summer playing in Devil Rays minor league system...rated No. 20 high school baseball prospect by Baseball America...played with teammate Quincy Hipps in high school...chose Miami over Florida State, LSU, Virginia Tech and Florida...son of Floyd and Shirley Kelly.
KELLY’S CAREER STATISTICS: Year G-S Att Comp TD Int Pct Yds Lg 1998 8-0 42 23 5 1 54.8 433 56
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