Bill Kellar
| No. 82 | |
| Date of birth | February 8, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Longview, Washington, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| US college | Stanford |
| NFL draft | 1978 / Round: 7 / Pick 184 (By the Kansas City Chiefs) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1978 | Kansas City Chiefs |
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b "Bill Kellar". NFL.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Keller, Richard (12 November 1977). "Cardinal career overshadowed". The Stanford Daily. Vol. 172S, no. 5.
- ^ "OSAA State Championship Football Games, 11-Man Single-Game Records" (PDF). Oregon School Activities Association. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Bill Kellar - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs injured; two replaced". Kansas State Collegian. October 11, 1978. p. 17.