Leslie Kelley

American football player (born 1944)

American football player
Leslie Kelley
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Position:Fullback / Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1944-12-09) December 9, 1944 (age 79)
Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:233 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school:Cullman (AL)
College:Alabama
NFL draft:1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26
Career history
  • New Orleans Saints (1967–1969)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:30
Games started:0
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com

Leslie Howard Kelley (born December 9, 1944) is a former American football fullback/linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Alabama and played just 3 seasons in the NFL without ever starting.

He was the first ever draft choice of the Saints, taken with the final pick of the first round in the 1967 draft. The Saints originally had the #1 overall pick in that draft, but traded it to the Baltimore Colts for quarterback Gary Cuozzo. The Colts selected Michigan State All-America defensive end Bubba Smith with the traded pick.

External links

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1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
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1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football—AP national champions
Head coach
Bear Bryant
Assistant coaches
Ken Donahue
Hayden Riley
Pat Dye
Clem Gryska
Ken Meyer
Mal Moore
Howard Schnellenberger
Jimmy Sharpe
Richard Williamson
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New Orleans Saints 1967 NFL draft selections
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New Orleans Saints 1967 inaugural season roster


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