Leroy Kelly discusses taking over after Jim Brown's retirement | Browns Club 46

In this episode of Club 46, Jay Crawford sits down with Leroy Kelly to discuss his football beginnings and filling the shoes of Jim Brown after his retirement.
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[@skiploredo6818]

Probably the best muddy field running back ever !

[@fuok69]

My favorite Browns player from my childhood

[@duanelumpkin4400]

This was my first and favorite player growing up. He was a great player and I loved his game! When my Dad took me to my first game I watched Leroy Kelly run against the Green Bay Packers in the mud and I promptly went home and drew his number #44 on all of my t-shirts. Thanks Leroy!

[@ronaldprater2096]

Felt the same way

[@fredkruse9444]

'66 Packers' game? I was there, too. Eleven years old. Browns lost 21 -- 20 on a short 4th down flare pass t o Jim Taylor.

[@JontheWorldsBestMediator]

Same, #44 everywhere, he sent an autographed photo. Thank you for bringing the energy. Please know he is part of my life; gosh he looks great.

[@purdueboilerguy6373]

Leroy was my childhood favorite too. The first Browns backfield I remember is Leroy, Bo Scott, and Bill Nelson.

[@markjohnson9485]

Same for me!

[@JontheWorldsBestMediator]

Charlie Harraway too :)

[@Enochthehammer]

Great memories. One of my all time favorite ball players.

[@OldWorkingMan]

THE BROWNS MUST RETIRE THIS MANS #44 NOW!!!!. A travesty that any player is allowed to wear his number.

[@shanebissell8609]

I agree

[@markjohnson9485]

I agree

[@cellblockIV]

AGREE!!!

[@skiploredo6818]

One of the best that is mentioned very little, if he wouldn't of followed Jim Brown he would be on the Mount Rushmore of running backs

[@bjmartin1215]

The Incomparable Leroy Kelly. That was the title of an article on the front of a football magazine when I was a boy. My favorite player when I started watching football in 1967 or '68. Jim Brown had retired. I remembered seeing Jim Brown on TV and he seemed like Superman. So by the time I decided to follow football and be a Browns fan I asked my brother about Jim Brown and was told that he didn't play football anymore. So I asked, "who do the Browns have now?". He said "Leroy Kelly".

[@johnault2649]

A class act! I had the opportunity to meet Leroy at a signing and talk some football. He signed a ball and a picture for me.

[@buckfan1969]

I don't think any athlete has had a tougher job than following Jim Brown as running back for the Browns. Kelly did a great job, and it was indeed a tribute to the offensive line, as Cleveland had a long line of great running backs, starting with Marion Motley in the 40's up through Mack and Ernie in the 80's.

[@anthonyharvey6908]

He was my idol

[@mikeglass3717]

#44 was my favorite number growing up in the 60’s watching this great running back and it’s still my favorite today! Retire his number please Browns!

[@utopiadan]

#44 Legendary!!

[@JontheWorldsBestMediator]

My favorite all-time athlete and like you folks if that is; we have seen many of them. Had his poster AND autographed picture on my wall. God bless us all! Must note, I am #44 comment. :)

[@michaelwhealdon5033]

WHAT A GREAT PLAYER!!!

[@jeffg.dempsey5753]

My hero!!

[@denisceballos9745]

My favorite player on my favorite team growing up. A classy gentleman #44. I hope you are doing well and in good health today! Cheers 🍻

[@nickcupkovic5721]

Loved him

[@bjmartin1215]

Yes, Leroy Kelly definitely deserved to be in the HOF sooner than he was actually inducted. He was a great RB.

[@dabbog5518]

Wow! I'm having a Healthy Flashback! Jimmy * Leroy * Milt * Gary Collins * Paul Warfield LoutheToe * Dick Schafrath HealingLoveALL

[@jim6070]

Loved watching Morin run through those DBs.

[@douglaslett7504]

How about gene hickerson Jerry sherm walter johnson and a little later don comfort !

[@douglaslett7504]

Jerry sherk don cockroft

[@scarletmacaw]

I'm surprised that no one here remembered this but they called him "The Kelly Machine".

[@reggiesparks4357]

Class act...more players should take note.

[@MrZapman]

My first favorite Browns player. The 1968 season was the first one I really remember when I was 7 years old. The first of 5 different seasons where we were one game away from the Super Bowl.

[@westtech9916]

Humble gentleman with incredible skills and a great runner

[@ge_mail]

Great Brown .. Great Athlete .. Great Memories .. a Greater Man Thank you Mr. Kelly

[@fredkruse9444]

Pretty good Browns' draft in '64 -- Leroy & Paul Warfield.

[@tbyers31]

growing up in central ohio, you wanted to be #44. And if you couldn't get that, you'd settle for #45. not too shabby.

[@patrickparry8547]

My all-time favorite football player! I was always #44 in backyard football! My brothers were #35 Bo Scott and #30 Ron Johnson!

[@mikewelsh5458]

My favorite player as a kid use to take shoe polish and put 44 on a sweatshirt and run all over my brothers in the backyard Haha good times.

[@veck718]

go browns we 4-1 baby

[@johntdemetro9848]

Met Leroy Kelly In Canton Oh spent about 4 hours with him and his friends great guy my childhood idol He had me push my friend out of the way then Leroy ran from behind me and said now you can tell everyone you once blocked for Leroy Kelly! Lol

[@drbonesshow1]

Who needs Jim Brown when you have Leroy Kelly?

[@bjmartin1215]

Jay Crawford and all the guys on the UCSS need to study Cleveland Browns history before they make ridiculous comments... "At the time, Jim Brown was firmly established as one of the best if not the best". Jim Brown was regarded as the BEST that ever played at that time. And guys like Frank Gifford, and players who played against Brown, and the great Bill Belichik still regard him as the best.

[@steveyoerger7989]

Had your number one year in peewee.

[@thomaskauser8978]

I would drop the name and have to say look it up. I was worried one day that he wasn't in the hall and thankfully he got in H.O.F.! It must have been hard finding a clean jersey because Leroy Kelly was a bruiser.

[@drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955]

*WOWWW, I FOUND ANOTHER ONE* *OF MY DAD'S COUSINS!!!* 😊😢 *HOW LONG ago WAS THIS VIDEO* *ACTUALLY MADE??* 🤔 ( *CUZ WE JUST LOST COUSIN* *PAULA Kelly IN FEBRUARY, AND* *AUNT BARBARA, in MARCH, SO* *I HOPE that COUSIN LEROY* *IS 'STILL' ALIVE!!* 🙏🏾 *I JUST found OUT that COUSIN* *LEROY'S BROTHER, PAT died* *YEARS ago* 😮😮😟😟 , *AND, THAT COUSIN PAT* *WAS A PREACHER, LIKE MY* *LATE UNCLE LORENZO Kelly* , ( *THE BISHOP!* 😢 ) *ALSO, MY 'LATE' GRANDfather* *THOMAS Kelly WAS A PREACHER* , *TOO!* *IT'S A TRIP, 'FINDING' BLOOD* *RELATIVES* ( *ONLINE!!!* )

[@shanebissell8609]

I got us going 12-4 what you guys think I go in more detail on my channel

[@JayC-xv9lh]

So far it looks on track to that. They need to keep playing like this and better.

[@dinod4965]

Dude I think they going 9-7 not offending baker but baker needs to look at his wr when it’s play action he needs to throw to people who is wide open like look against the cowboys Cleveland did a yankee play when Odell turned he had a open space to catch it but baker just threw it away

[@1mparcher]

Recently I inadvertently offended HOF NFL player Kevin Mawae on Twitter, he let me know it, so did his groupies. To be honest I didn't know who Kevin Mawae is or was but I do know who Leroy Kelly, Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas and guys like that are though. HaHaHa!

[@randypfau7400]

Yawning

[@caitlynbraddock1341]

Very happy 😍💋 💝💖♥️❤️

[@drichmond-perry-kelly-iver5955]

+Caitlyn Braddock, *You NEED JESUS, dear!* 💯