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 Nathaniel Kelly 

Nathaniel Kelly graduated from Brighton High School and received his degree from Alabama State.

Kelly served as an assistant coach at Abrams High School in late 1960 before accepting the head coaching job at Akron Public School prior to integration. He was the head football coach there for three seasons. Kellys 1968 team finished with a 10-1 record.

In 1974, Coach Kelly moved to Akron High School where his 1980 team won a State Championship by defeating McKenzie 26-20. Kelly stepped down after that season for a shot at big time football.

Phillips High School came calling following the championship season of 1980 and Coach Kelly jumped at the chance to return to the Magic City. He stayed with the Phillips program for the next twenty seasons as the head football coach until the school closed its doors following the 1999 season.

Kelly moved over to Carver High School in Birmingham for a couple of years before retiring from the sidelines in 2001. His overall football record is 133-167 in 31 years as a head football coach. His teams qualified for the playoffs five times with a 6-4 record.


Known Record:  135-166-1   44.9%
 Season Total   Playoffs   Region Record 
 Team   Season  Class   W/L/T   PF  PA   W/L/T  PF  PA   Region  Title  W/L/T   PF  PA 
Carver Birmingham
Carver Birmingham2001 6A2-8127329R61-6105255
Carver Birmingham2000 6A2-7125242R62-5105171
 2 Years4-152525710-0003-11210426
    
Phillips Birmingham
Phillips Birmingham1999 5A9-22921391-17535R10#3-09341
Phillips Birmingham1998 5A6-3190101R101-25959
Phillips Birmingham1997 6A2-8108269R110-352109
Phillips Birmingham1996 6A0-10100348R110-343121
Phillips Birmingham1995 5A1-983214R101-24360
Phillips Birmingham1994 5A3-7122159R100-33068
Phillips Birmingham1993 5A4-5174129R100-483105
Phillips Birmingham1992 5A5-4181174R102-2103129
Phillips Birmingham1991 6A3-81942540-1828R121-23351
Phillips Birmingham1990 6A3-7126195R120-33384
Phillips Birmingham1989 5A2-870195R90-33456
Phillips Birmingham1988 5A5-5218241R92-29582
Phillips Birmingham1987 6A4-6133183R131-334100
Phillips Birmingham1986 6A3-738238R131-320114
Phillips Birmingham1985 6A5-4168145R132-26076
Phillips Birmingham1984 6A3-7130149R130-43567
Phillips Birmingham1983 4A2-848247R91-420120
Phillips Birmingham1982 4A3-7122232R91-462119
Phillips Birmingham1981 4A0-1032368R90-512211
 19 Years63-125252939801-2836316-549441772
    
Akron
Akron1980 1A13-05391144-014047R13#3-014115
Akron1979 1A7-3249117R133-110532
Akron1978 1A10-23781091-15838R13#4-113452
Akron1977 1A8-2315111R135-122368
Akron1976 1A8-225785R134-213253
Akron1975 1A6-4204109
Akron1974 1A1-872206
 7 Years53-2120148515-11988519-5735220
    
Akron Public
Akron Public1970 1A0-1030
Akron Public1969 1A5-3-116646
Akron Public1968 1A10-1348770-12026
 3 Years15-5-15141530-120260-000
    
TOTALS
 31 Years135-166-1530955556-430117438-7018892418


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