Bill Kellar
| No. 82 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 8, 1956 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 | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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 April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c "2018 NFL Draft: Every Oregon/SW Washington high school player who has been selected, 1936-2017". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Keller, Richard (November 12, 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 April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Bill Kellar - The Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Chiefs injured; two replaced". Kansas State Collegian. October 11, 1978. p. 17.