Playing career

Renowned as one of the great corner-backs of his era, Kelly was the first Cavan man to receive an Cú Chulainn Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in the 1960s ('63, '64, '67). He was a permanent fixture on the all-conquering Ulster

Ulster GAA

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 Railway Cup teams of the 1960s (1964, ‘ 65, ’66 and ’68). He won Ulster Senior Football Championship

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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 medals in 1962, ’64, ’67 and ’69. He went on to manage Cavan in the early '80's.

Other honours

• He won a Connacht Minor Football Championship
  Connacht Minor Football Championship
  The Connacht Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. Mayo won the inaugural Connacht minor football championship in 1930. Mayo have won...
  
   with Mayo GAA
  Mayo GAA
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• Number 122 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA
  The 125 greatest stars of the GAA
  The 125 greatest stars of the GAA is an Irish Independent commissioned list of the greatest hurlers and Gaelic footballers of all-time. Unveiled in November 2009 through five stages in the newspaper, the list marked part of the celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the Gaelic...