Shipwreck Kelly
John Simms Kelly
Born: July 8, 1910
Simmstown, KY USA
Deceased: August 17, 1986
Lighthouse Point, FL
Position: B
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Kentucky
High School: Springfield (KY)
Career: 1932-1937
Shipwreck Kelly played from 1932 to 1937 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Kelly ran for 532 yards in his career on 162 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 302 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 50.9 |
1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 3.2 |
1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 35 | 11 | 31.4 | 134 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 14.3 | 0 | 4.6 |
1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 21 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 63 | 19 | 30.2 | 205 | 3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 17.5 | 0 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL New York Giants | 32 | 133 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 85 | 274 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 |
1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 29 | 96 | 3.3 | 41 | 1 |
1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 162 | 532 | 3.3 | 41 | 3 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 246 | 11.2 | 45 | 3 |
1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 30 | 302 | 10.1 | 45 | 3 |
Kicking:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1933 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | |||||||
1934 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
Totals | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1932 | NFL | New York Giants | 5 | 0 |
1933 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 10 |
1934 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 9 | 3 |
1937 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 1 |
Honors
1933 - Chicago Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1933 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)