Mike Kelley (American football)

Mike Kelley (born December 31, 1959) is a former professional quarterback. He played for the Tampa Bay Bandits and Memphis Showboats in the United States Football League. After the USFL failed, he joined the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League as a replacement player during the 1987 strike. Eight years after his stint with the Chargers, he came out of retirement at age 35 to serve as backup quarterback on the Memphis Mad Dogs, a Canadian Football League team. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1992.

See also

List of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets starting quarterbacks

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football statistical leaders

References

Living people

1959 births

American football quarterbacks

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players

Memphis Showboats players

San Diego Chargers players

Tampa Bay Bandits players

National Football League replacement players

People from Sonora, California

Players of American football from Tuolumne County, California

Players of Canadian football from California