Chip Kell
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Center, guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 10, 1949 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 2024 (aged 75) Dalton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Tennessee |
| NFL draft | 1971: 17th round, 429th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1971–1972 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Awards and highlights | |
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College Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2006) | |
Curtis Cliff "Chip" Kell (March 10, 1949 – May 25, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a center in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football and participated in track and field for the Tennessee Volunteers. Kell was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]
High school
[edit | edit source]Kell attended Avondale High School.[2] In 1966, Kell set the Georgia All Classifications record for Avondale High School in the shot put, at a distance of 66' 7", which is a record that stood for 50 years until broken in 2016 by Isaiah Rogers of Campbell High School.
College career
[edit | edit source]Kell was a three-time All-SEC and two-time consensus All-American performer at the University of Tennessee.[3] He helped lead the Volunteers to an SEC Championship in 1969. During Kell's time in Knoxville, Tennessee was undefeated at Shields–Watkins Field. In 2006, Kell was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, making him the 20th Tennessee player to be inducted.[1] Kell also won three SEC titles in the shot put for Tennessee.[4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Kell was drafted in the 17th round of the 1971 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers with the 429th overall pick.[5] He played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in 1971 and 1972.[6]
Death
[edit | edit source]Kell died from pneumonia in Dalton, Georgia, on May 25, 2024, at the age of 75.[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame profile
- Tennessee profile
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- 1949 births
- 2024 deaths
- American football offensive guards
- Canadian football centres
- Edmonton Elks players
- Tennessee Volunteers football players
- All-American college football players
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Players of American football from Atlanta
- Players of Canadian football from Atlanta
- Deaths from pneumonia in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- College football player stubs
- American football offensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs