Background
Kell was born on July 8, 1915 in Princeton, Illinois.
Kell was born on July 8, 1915 in Princeton, Illinois.
Kell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the eighth round of the 1939 NFL Draft and played two seasons with the team That season he was also named to the Western Conference Pro Bowl team He played at the collegiate level at the University of Notre Dame.
As such, he was a member of the 1939 NFL Champion Packers.