Ron Kelen
Ronald Vander Kelen
Born: November 6, 1939
Green Bay, WI USA
Deceased: August 14, 2016
Edina, MN
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
College: Wisconsin
High School: Preble (Green Bay, WI)
Career: 1963-1968
Drafted: 1963 in Round 21, #163 overall (AFL) by the New York Jets
Ron Kelen played from 1963 to 1968 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Minnesota Vikings. Kelen threw for 1,554 yards in his career, completing 120 of 279 passes with 7 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also ran for 126 yards in 31 attempts with 3 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 58 | 27 | 46.6 | 376 | 6.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 53 | 59.3 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 7 | 36.8 | 78 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.3 | 18 | 28.0 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 40 | 18 | 45.0 | 252 | 6.3 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 82.5 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 147 | 7.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 43 | 53.5 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 115 | 45 | 39.1 | 522 | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 7 | 6.1 | 42 | 36.9 |
| 1968 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 179 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 14.8 | 32 | 42.6 |
| NFL | 252 | 107 | 42.5 | 1375 | 5.5 | 6 | 2.4 | 11 | 4.4 | 53 | ||
| CFL | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 179 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 14.8 | 32 | ||
| Totals | 279 | 120 | 43.0 | 1554 | 5.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 15 | 5.4 | 53 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 15 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 16 | 1 |
| 1968 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
| NFL | 26 | 116 | 4.5 | 20 | 1 | |
| CFL | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Totals | 31 | 126 | 4.1 | 20 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1968 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 3 |
| 1968 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 0 |
