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Andy Kelly (born May 5 1968) is a former American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 quarterback
Quarterback

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 in the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. He played in the AFL for fourteen seasons, and currently is the Offensive Coordinator for the Georgia Force
Georgia Force

The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....
.

y attended Rhea County High School
Rhea County High School

Rhea County High School is a high school in Evensville, Tennessee, Tennessee. It has an enrollment of 1,532. Its mascot is the golden eagle. It's Motto is "Reach for the Stars!"...
 in Evensville, Tennessee. While attending, he won Gatorade
Gatorade

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 All-America
All-America

An All-American "team" is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players, those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position, who are referred to as All-America or, less precisely, All-American Sportspersons....
 honors in football
High school football

High school football, referring to the American football code in the United States and the Canadian football code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries....
 as a senior.

y was a successful collegiate
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 quarterback at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 from 1988-1991.






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Andy Kelly (born May 5 1968) is a former American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 quarterback
Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....
 in the Arena Football League
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
. He played in the AFL for fourteen seasons, and currently is the Offensive Coordinator for the Georgia Force
Georgia Force

The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....
.

High school career

Kelly attended Rhea County High School
Rhea County High School

Rhea County High School is a high school in Evensville, Tennessee, Tennessee. It has an enrollment of 1,532. Its mascot is the golden eagle. It's Motto is "Reach for the Stars!"...
 in Evensville, Tennessee. While attending, he won Gatorade
Gatorade

Gatorade is a brand of flavored non-carbonation sports drinks manufactured by the Quaker Oats Company, now a division of PepsiCo. Intended for consumption during physically active occasions, Gatorade beverages are formulated to rehydrate and replenish fluid, carbohydrates and electrolytes....
 All-America
All-America

An All-American "team" is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players, those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position, who are referred to as All-America or, less precisely, All-American Sportspersons....
 honors in football
High school football

High school football, referring to the American football code in the United States and the Canadian football code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries....
 as a senior.

College career

Kelly was a successful collegiate
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 quarterback at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee....
 from 1988-1991. He took over as a starter
Starting lineup

A starting lineup in sports refers to an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the Game#Field games begins....
 for Sterling Henton in the 1989 SEC
Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in , which operates in the Southern United States part of the United States....
 game against the Alabama
University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
 Crimson Tide
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide can refer to:*Crimson tide, or red tide, a particular type of algal bloom of Karenia brevis, common to the Gulf of Mexico*Alabama Crimson Tide, nickname for the sports teams of the University of Alabama...
. He set numerous Tennessee and SEC passing records, most of them broken by his later successor at Tennessee, Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning

Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Manning is one of only two three-time NFL MVPs....
. He was also drafted to play baseball
Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
 with the Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
.

Professional career

Kelly was an Arena Football League quarterback most recently with the New Orleans VooDoo, whom he played for in 2005 and 2007. He previously played for the Charlotte Rage
Charlotte Rage

The Charlotte Rage was a team in the Arena Football League....
 (1993, 1995-96), Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats

The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002....
 (1997-2001), Dallas Desperados
Dallas Desperados

The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Southern Division of the Arena Football League.The franchise began play in 2002 as an expansion team, and have posted a winning record in all but one of their seasons in existence....
 (2002), Detroit Fury
Detroit Fury

The Detroit Fury were an Arena Football League team. The team began play in 2001 and was based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at the Palace of Auburn Hills, which is also home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association and the Detroit Shock of the Women's National Basketball Association....
 (2003-2004), Kansas City Brigade
Kansas City Brigade

The Kansas City Brigade is a team from the Arena Football League. The team was established before the 2006 Kansas City Brigade season season. Former Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Kevin Porter is the current head coach....
 (2006) and Utah Blaze
Utah Blaze

The Utah Blaze is an Arena Football League team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They began play as a 2006 expansion team. They are currently coached by Ron James....
 (2006). At the end of the 2006 season, he held several all-time AFL
Arena Football League

The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...
 career records, including touchdown passes (767), passing yards (39,948), pass attempts (5,827), pass completions (3,621), and interceptions (155).

On Friday, April 27, 2007, in a 72-57 home loss to division-mate Georgia
Georgia Force

The Georgia Force is an Arena Football League team based in an unincorporated area of Gwinnett County, Georgia, Georgia , United States that plays in the Southern Division of the National Conference....
, Kelly joined Aaron Garcia
Aaron Garcia

Aaron Garcia is a quarterback for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. He played college football at California State University, Sacramento....
, Clint Dolezel
Clint Dolezel

Clint Dolezel is an Arena Football League quarterback for the Dallas Desperados. In his career, he has also played for the Milwaukee Mustangs, Houston Thunderbears, Grand Rapids Rampage, and the Las Vegas Gladiators....
, and Sherdrick Bonner
Sherdrick Bonner

Sherdrick Bonner is an Arena football quarterback who is currently a free agent in the Arena Football League....
 as the only quarterbacks in football history to throw 800 career touchdowns.

On December 6, 2007, Kelly was named the Head Coach of the new All American Football League's
All American Football League

The All American Football League is a proposed professional American football league. The league, which combines a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its launch to the spring of 2008, then 2009, and most recen...
 Tennessee Team.

Kelly signed with the Georgia Force on March 26th, 2008.

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