Brian Kelly Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!
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Updated on January 08, 2026
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Brian Kelly Biography
Brian Kelly is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on October 25, 1961 in Everett, MA, Massachusetts, United States. Took over as the head coach of Notre Dame’s football team in 2010 and led the Fighting Irish to the BCS title game in 2012. Before his time at Notre Dame, he coached at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, and Cincinnati.
He coached linebacker Manti Teo at Notre Dame.
Kelly was born in Everett, Massachusetts, and was raised in a Catholic Irish-American family in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He attended St. John’s Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts. His father was a Boston politician. He was a four-year letter winner at Assumption College as a linebacker. After graduating from Assumption in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in political science he served as linebackers coach, defensive coordinator, and softball coach from 1983 to 1986.
Kelly joined the Grand Valley State University staff in 1987 as a graduate assistant and defensive backs coach for Tom Beck and became the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 1989. Kelly took over as head coach in 1991. In his final three seasons the Lakers went 41–2, at one point winning 20 consecutive games. The Lakers went 14–0 in 2002 en route to their first national title and went 14–1 in 2003 when they claimed their second National Championship. Kelly was named the AFCA Division II Coach of the Year after each of these championship years.
He had three children, Patrick, Grace and Kenzel, with his wife Paqui.
| Name | Brian Kelly |
| First Name | Brian |
| Last Name | Kelly |
| Occupation | Football Coach |
| Birthday | October 25 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place of Birth | Everett, MA |
| Home Town | Massachusetts |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Paqui Kelly |
| Children(s) | Kenzel Kelly, Grace Kelly, Patrick Kelly |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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The 2001 team set 77 NCAA, GLIAC, and school records, including setting the all-time Division II scoring record, averaging 58.4 points per game.
Brian Kelly Net Worth
Brian Kelly is one of the richest Football Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Kelly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He played linebacker at Assumption college from 1979 to 1982.
He won five Coach of the Year awards in 2012, including the AP College Football Coach of the Year.
Brian Keith Kelly (born October 25, 1961) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, a position he has held since December 2009. Kelly was previously head coach at Grand Valley State University (1991–2003), Central Michigan University (2004–2006), and the University of Cincinnati (2006–2009). He led the Grand Valley State Lakers to consecutive NCAA Division II Football Championships in 2002 and 2003. Kelly’s 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team reached the 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Celebrity |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kelly became the 24th head coach at Central Michigan University after the departure of Mike DeBord following the 2003 season. Kelly inherited a team with limited success. Central Michigan had won more than three games only once in the previous four seasons. CMU finished with a 4–7 record in 2004. In Kelly’s second year at Central Michigan, he coached the team to a 6–5 record—the first winning season in seven years for the Chippewas. In his third season, the Chippewas posted a 9–4 record under Kelly en route to winning the MAC Championship and qualifying for the Motor City Bowl. At the end of the 2006 season, Kelly left to accept the Cincinnati coaching vacancy three days after CMU won the 2006 MAC Championship. Jeff Quinn was named the interim for Central Michigan’s contest in the Motor City Bowl against Middle Tennessee. Kelly’s record at Central Michigan in three seasons was 19–16.
Kelly was named Cincinnati’s head coach on December 3, 2006, following the departure of Mark Dantonio. In an unusual move, Cincinnati elected not to appoint an interim coach and asked Kelly to assume his duties immediately by coaching the Bearcats in their bowl game. Central Michigan was also preparing for a bowl appearance, so while Kelly was in Cincinnati preparing the Bearcats, much of his staff remained at Central Michigan to coach the Chippewas. Following Central Michigan’s 31–14 win in the Motor City Bowl on December 26, most of his staff joined him in Cincinnati, where they went on to coach Cincinnati to a 27–24 victory over Western Michigan University in that year’s International Bowl on January 6. Cincinnati’s victory gave Kelly the unique distinction of having defeated the same team twice in a season as coach of two different teams (Central Michigan had defeated Western Michigan 31–7 earlier that season).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Brian Kelly height 5 feet 9 inches Brian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In his 13 years as head coach at Grand Valley State, the Lakers won five conference titles and made six Division II Playoff appearances. Only in 1999 did Grand Valley State finish lower than third in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference under Kelly.
Among the honors that Cincinnati football achieved in 2009 was the highest academic rating among teams in the top 10 of the current BCS standings, according to the 2009 Graduation Success Rates, released Wednesday, November 18, by the NCAA. Cincinnati, which was fifth in the BCS standings, checked in with a 75 percent NCAA graduation rate and a 71 percent federal government rate, the only team in the BCS top 10 to surpass the 70 percent plateau in both.
Who is Brian Kelly Dating?
According to our records, Brian Kelly married to Paqui Kelly. As of December 1, 2023, Brian Kelly’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Brian Kelly. You may help us to build the dating records for Brian Kelly!In his first full season, Kelly led Cincinnati to a competitive position in the Big East; the Bearcats’ second ever 10-win season (its first since 1949); and a Top 25 ranking. On December 5, 2007, Kelly was named Big East Coach of the Year after leading the Bearcats to a 9–3 record. Coach Kelly later led the Bearcats to a 31–21 victory in the PapaJohns.com Bowl over Southern Miss.
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After beginning the 2009 season unranked in all polls, Kelly’s Bearcats reeled off 12 straight victories and finished the regular season undefeated. Going into the bowl season, they were ranked #3 in the BCS Standings and faced the Florida Gators in the Sugar Bowl. Kelly did not coach the team in the 51-24 loss to the Florida Gators because of his departure to Notre Dame.
How long has Brian Kelly been at Notre Dame?
| 2004–2006 | Central Michigan |
| 2006–2009 | Cincinnati |
| 2010–2021 | Notre Dame |
| 2022–present | LSU |
What schools has Brian Kelly coached for?
Education
Who is the winningest coach in college football?
In overall career wins, the all-time leader is John Gagliardi with 489 wins, mostly at the NCAA Division III level. Gagliardi began his head coaching career at Carroll in Helena, Montana in 1949 and moved in 1953 to Saint John’s in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he served until retiring after the 2012 season.
Why did Ara Parseghian leave Notre Dame?
He said he was “physically exhausted and emotionally drained” after 25 years of coaching and needed a break. His last game was Notre Dame’s 13–11 win in a rematch against Alabama in the Orange Bowl. After 11 seasons as head coach of the Fighting Irish, he was succeeded by Dan Devine.
Why was Notre Dame's coach fired?
Five days after naming George O’Leary its new head football coach, the University of Notre Dame announced today that O’Leary had resigned suddenly after admitting to falsifying parts of his academic and athletic background.
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