Andy Kelly

Date of Birth: June 6, 1968

Place of Birth: Dayton, Tennessee

Career Information

Quarterback

Height: 6ft 3in / Weight: 230 lb

College: Tennessee

Organizations- as a player

Charlotte Rage (1993-1996)
Rhein Fire (1996)
Nashville Kats (1997-2001)
Dallas Desperados (2002)
Detroit Fury (2003-2004)
New Orleans VooDoo (2005)
Kansas City Brigade (2006)
Utah Blaze (2006)
New Orleans VooDoo (2007)
Georgia Force (2008)

College Career:

Kelly was a successful collegiate quarterback at the University of Tennessee from 1988-1991. He took over as a starter for Sterling Henton in the 1989 SEC game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. He set numerous Tennessee and SEC passing records, most of them broken by his later successor at Tennessee, Peyton Manning. He was also drafted to play baseball with the Atlanta Braves.

Professional Career:

Kelly was an Arena Football League quarterback most recently with the New Orleans VooDoo, whom he played for in 2005 and 2007. He previously played for the Charlotte Rage (1993, 1995-96), Nashville Kats (1997-2001), Dallas Desperados (2002), Detroit Fury (2003-2004), Kansas City Brigade (2006) and Utah Blaze (2006). At the end of the 2006 season, he held several all-time AFL career records, including touchdown passes (767), passing yards (39,948), pass attempts (5,827), pass completions (3,621), and interceptions (155).

On Friday, April 27, 2007, in a 72-57 home loss to division-mate Georgia, Kelly joined Aaron Garcia, Clint Dolezel, and Sherdrick Bonner as the only quarterbacks in football history to throw 800 career touchdowns.

On December 6, 2007, Kelly was named the Head Coach of the new All American Football League's Tennessee Team.

Kelly signed with the Georgia Force on March 26th, 2008.