John KellyKelly, John Simms (Shipwreck)Height: 6-2 Weight: 190 Born: July 8, 1910 Simstown, KY Died: August 17, 1986 Lighthouse Point, FL High School: Springfield (KY) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Kentucky | |
| 1929 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1930 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| 1931 | Kentucky | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL | 20 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-TB-S-FB-LB | 5 | 0 |
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 2 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-TB-S | 10 | 10 |
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 44 | TB-S-FB-LB | 10 | 3 |
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL | 14 | TB-S | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 27 | 14 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1933 | 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1935 | 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL |
| Signed | 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL | |
| Released | 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 43 | ||||
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 49 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL | 32 | 133 | 4.2 | 0 | |||||
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 85 | 274 | 3.2 | 2 | |||||
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 29 | 96 | 3.3 | 1 | |||||
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 162 | 532 | 3.3 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 4 | 22 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.9 | |||
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 28 | 3.1 | 9.3 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | |||
| 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1934 BKN NFL | 35 | 11 | 31.4 | 19 | 134 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 4.6 | ||||||
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 7 | 21 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 63 | 19 | 30.2 | 33 | 205 | 3.3 | 10.8 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 New York Giants (NFL)1932 NYG NFL | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1937 BKN NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 302 | 10.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)1933 BKN NFL | 2 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 |
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