Kenneth A. "Wild Bill" Kelly (June 1, 1905 – March 7, 1984) was an American football, basketball, and tennis player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan University from 1951 to 1966, compiling a record of 91–58–2, and the head basketball coach at Central Michigan for two seasons from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 23–20. Kelly/Shorts Stadium, the home field of the Central Michigan Chippewas football program, was renamed in Kelly's honor in 1983. Kelly died on March 7, 1984 at the age of 78. Head coaching record College football References 1905 births 1984 deaths American men's basketball players American tennis coaches Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches Central Michigan Chippewas football players Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball coaches Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball players High school football coaches in Michigan People from Bowling Green, Ohio People from Mount Pleasant, Michigan