Bill Kellar

American football player (born 1956)
American football player
Bill Kellar
No. 82
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1956-02-08) February 8, 1956 (age 68)
Longview, Washington, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Hillsboro (OR)
College:Stanford
NFL draft:1978 / Round: 7 / Pick: 184
Career history
  • Kansas City Chiefs (1978)
Player stats at PFR

William Elden Kellar (born February 8, 1956) is a former gridiron football wide receiver who played part of one season in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Early life and college

Kellar was born in Longview, Washington, but played high school football at Hillsboro High School in the Portland metropolitan area where his father was the track coach.[1][2][3] During the 1973 state championship game he scored two receiving touchdowns against Medford, which at the time was the second most in championship game history.[4] He played college football at Stanford University as a wide receiver.[2][3]

Professional football

After college, he was drafted by the Chiefs in the seventh road of the 1978 draft.[2] Kellar played five games for Kansas City wearing 82, but did not accumulate any statistics.[1][5] He injured his knee in week 6 against Tampa Bay and was placed on injured reserve, missing the remainder of the season.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bill Kellar". NFL.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NFL Draft: Every Oregon/SW Washington high school player who has been selected, 1936-2017". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Keller, Richard (12 November 1977). "Cardinal career overshadowed". The Stanford Daily. Vol. 172S, no. 5.
  4. ^ "OSAA State Championship Football Games, 11-Man Single-Game Records" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Bill Kellar - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Chiefs injured; two replaced". Kansas State Collegian. October 11, 1978. p. 17.
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