Career
He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1951 to 1966, compiling a record of 91–58–2, and the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 23–20. Kelly/Shorts Stadium, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program, was renamed in Kelly"s honor in 1983. Kelly died on March 7, 1984 at the age of 78.
