Tex Kelly

Early life and education Kelly was born on October 28, 1898, in Duncan, Oklahoma. His high school is unknown and he did not attend college, according to Pro-Football-Reference.com. Afterwards, the Maroons traveled to Canton, Ohio, where they played to a 0–0 tie against the eventual champion Canton Bulldogs on November 5. Kelly was mentioned as a substitute for Cy Myers at the right end position in game recaps. Clarence "Steamer" Horning came in as a substitute for Kelly in the match. Kelly, wearing number 16, appeared in seven games and started four, playing both right end and left end, right guard and left guard, and right tackle and left tackle. He wore number 12 with Buffalo. One week later, they tied 0–0 the Buffalo Bisons; this was the only game of the season where Kelly did not play. In their next game of NFL play, Rochester lost 13–33 against the Green Bay Packers, after which they traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, and lost 0–17 to the Providence Steam Roller. The Blues won, 8–6, but Kelly received a special mention in the game recap as having "played best" for Rochester; he started at center and played throughout the entire match. Rochester played three more NFL games, losing all three, as they finished 16th in the league with a record of 0–6–1. He was out of the NFL from to , but made a final return in , appearing in one match for the Orange Tornadoes as a substitute right tackle. He retired after the season, at the age of 31.

Throughout his career, Kelly (whose real name was Clarence) was known by the nicknames "Tex" and "Clancy." He stood at six feet, three inches tall during his playing career and usually weighed around 220 pounds. He could appear anywhere on the line, playing at different times the following positions: right guard, right tackle, right end, center, left tackle, left guard, and left end.

Death Kelly died on February 4, 1978, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, at the age of 79.