Bill Kellagher
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| Positions | Fullback Safety | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 13, 1920 Locust Gap, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | May 11, 2003 (aged 82) DeBary, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Ashland (Ashland, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Fordham | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1946: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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William Michael Kellagher (August 13, 1920 – May 11, 2003) was an American professional football fullback and safety who played for the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).
Kellagher played for the Rockets from 1946 to 1948.[1] In 1947, along with Tommy Colella and Len Eshmont, Kellagher co-led the AAFC with 6 interceptions.[2] Also in 1947, Kellagher ended Cleveland Browns quarterback Otto Graham's streak of 91 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, a professional football record at the time.[3]
References
- ^ "Bill Kellagher NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "NFL Year-by-Year Interceptions Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference. Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Sauerbrei, Harold (September 26, 1947). "Browns Nail 4th Straight, 41-21". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.