# Bo Kelly

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American football player (born 1972)

Bo Kelly No. 2 Position Fullback / Linebacker Personal information Born (1972-06-27) June 27, 1972 (age 53) Overton, Texas, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg) Career information High school New London (TX) West Rusk College East Texas State NFL draft 1995: undrafted Career history Arizona Rattlers (1996–1999) Carolina Cobras (2000) Arizona Rattlers (2001–2007) Awards and highlights ArenaBowl champion (1997) Career AFL statistics Rushing attempts 541 Rushing yards 1,617 Rushing TDs 88 Tackles 541 Sacks 3.5 Stats at ArenaFan.com

**Michael 'Bo' Kelly** (born June 27, 1972) is American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football))/[linebacker](/source/Linebacker) in the [Arena Football League](/source/Arena_Football_League) (AFL) for twelve seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. Kelly played [college football](/source/College_football) for [East Texas State University](/source/East_Texas_State_University). He played professionally for the [Arizona Rattlers](/source/Arizona_Rattlers) and [Carolina Cobras](/source/Carolina_Cobras) of the AFL.

During his long professional career, he became the AFL's all-time rushing leader, breaking the record formerly held by [Bob McMillen](/source/Bob_McMillen_(American_football)),[1] (later broken by [Derrick Ross](/source/Derrick_Ross) in 2013)[2] and played for one [ArenaBowl](/source/ArenaBowl)-winning Arizona Rattler team.

## Early life

Born in [Overton, Texas](/source/Overton%2C_Texas), Kelly earned all-district honors at [running back](/source/Running_back) four times while starting both ways for [West Rusk High School](/source/West_Rusk_Independent_School_District) as well as lettering in basketball, track, and baseball.

## College career

Kelly played at [Cisco Junior College](/source/Cisco_Junior_College) where he earned second-team All-Conference honors. After graduation from Cisco, Kelly became a second-team All-Conference selection in his senior season at [East Texas State University](/source/East_Texas_State_University), Kelly was second on the team in rushing, third in receiving, and second in scoring with six touchdowns as a fullback. Kelly earned [Snow Bowl](/source/Cactus_Bowl) Most Valuable Player honors in 1994.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Michael Dugan (October 7, 2011). ["Kelly is Arena League's career rushing leader"](http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/article_1ed26123-af00-5c5f-9039-8543ecc89524.html?mode=jqm). *www.eastvalleytribune.com*. East Valley Tribune. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sonny Pinkney (July 7, 2013). ["Ross is The Boss for Soul"](http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/sports/2013/07/07/ross-is-the-boss-for-soul/). *www.metro.us*. Metro. Retrieved April 23, 2014.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

- [AFL bio](http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?QUERY_TEAM_ID=180&DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=96653&Q_SEASON=2006)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

v t e Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XI champions 2 Bo Kelly 3 Donnie Davis (MVP) 4 Bruce Plummer 5 Cedric Walker 6 Sir Mawn Wilson 8 Calvin Schexnayder 11 Jeff Loots 13 Sherdrick Bonner 14 Hunkie Cooper 15 Shawn Parnell 17 Randy Gatewood 20 Junior Green 23 Anthony Brenner 24 Brian Easter 44 Bob McMillen 56 Mark Tucker 57 Keith Browner 58 Darrin Kenney 69 Richard Ashe 71 Tom Gibson 75 John Burch 80 Cedric Tillman 81 Herb Duncan 90 Michael Davis 92 Craig Ritter 95 Jayme Washel 96 Tony Henderson -- Flint Fleming -- Barry Voorhees -- Cecil Doggette -- Richard Holt -- Bryan Hooks -- Charles Miller -- Warner Smith Head coach: Danny White Coaches: Terry Ahern Bruce Hardy Doug Kay Kevin Thomas

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