Leroy Kelly Highlights (Final Version)

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One of the great forgotten runningbacks in NFL history. Kelly was used as a returner before getting his chance to start in the backfield once Jim Brown retired. He burst onto the scene running for over 1,000 yards while being named First Team All Pro three seasons in a row. He was pretty elusive in the open field, but could run with power as well. Kelly scored 90 total touchdowns and accounted for over 12,000 all purpose yards in his NFL career.

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@user-wf6fw5ul9w 7 ай бұрын

LEROY KELLY is my favorite player, there will never be another like him. Thank you Leroy for all the joy and excitement you gave me as I was growing up.

@troyclark8738 8 ай бұрын

#44 My favorite RB of all time. Leroy Kelly.

@mikebuck1897 2 ай бұрын

I remember him as a kid 👍

@Tyrunner0097 16 күн бұрын

I talked to some old-timer fans who remember Leroy Kelly, and they said he was the one player where you prayed for sunshine and a dry field when you were playing against Cleveland. They said that if Cleveland was playing on a muddy field, you knew before kickoff that Kelly would run for 150+ yards and 3+ touchdowns that day.

@carseye1219 Жыл бұрын

He made it to the Hall of Fame but imagine the numbers he would have put up had he not had to back up the greatest football player ever for his first two years and then not ever being fully healthy for his last 4. He was a joy to watch.

@terrenceolivido741 6 ай бұрын

glad to hear he made the Hall of Fame. you can see from this film his cutbacks and he was a master of the power sweep. seemed to be tremendously intelligent runner, using his blockers and finding the smallest angles and holes.

@bjmartin1215 Жыл бұрын

"The Incomparable Leroy Kelly" was a heading on the front of a magazine when I was growing up. Kelly was indeed a great football player. The great Lance Alworth once called Kelly the best all around football player in the NFL... Condolences and prayers for Monique Brown and the family of the great Jim Brown... Praise God from Whom all blessings flow ❤

@terrenceolivido741 6 ай бұрын

Lance Alworth ! he was know for his leaping ability.

@moe9196 Жыл бұрын

I was a big fan of Kelly in the late 60s . You have to remember Gayle Sayers was leading rusher the last year Jim Brown played and the season after . It was the season after that he had the serious knee injury and orthopaedic surgery was in the stone age compared to today . Kelly won rushing titles that season and the one after that and Sayers went into early retirement . If Sayers never had that knee injury or had the hi tech knee reconstruction of today he would have out rushed kelly most seasons. Kelly was very intelligent and resourceful and fun to watch . But nobody till this day had the speed and moves sayers had prior to his early career ending knee injury . one exception regarding amazing speed acceleration is Barry Sanders . He was the greatest at that . imho, if the Lions owners and major shareholders invested in elite offensive lineman, Sanders would be all time yards rushing . but they didn't

@terrenceolivido741 6 ай бұрын

i will never forget an NFL film where Sayers jukes a player in the open field and the guy gets so confused he falls backward before Sayers reaches him. OJ was also magical. the two of them were the greatest.

@moe9196 6 ай бұрын

@@terrenceolivido741 I would add Jim Brown and Barry Sanders to the greatest running backs list .