Kelly Rodriguez
| No. 18 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 9, 1907 Avilés, Spain |
| Died | October 22, 1997 (aged 90) |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Victory (Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.) |
| College | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Aquilino Fabriciano Rodríguez Ávila[1][2] (August 9, 1907 – October 22, 1997), better known as Kelly Rodriguez, was a Spanish-American professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL).
He played as a back for the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Minneapolis Red Jackets in the 1930 season. He and his brother Jess Rodriguez were the first people from Spain to play in the NFL, and the second and third people of Hispanic descent to do so after Ignacio Molinet.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Simple, Redacción CIBASS para Can It Be All So (November 27, 2014). "Los dos avilesinos que conquistaron la NFL". Can It Be All So Simple. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ España, La Nueva (January 22, 2012). "Un "touchdown" pionero desde Miranda - La Nueva España - Diario Independiente de Asturias". www.lne.es. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ↑ Longoria, Mario. "Latin-Americans in Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1997 deaths
- Frankford Yellow Jackets players
- Minneapolis Red Jackets players
- Players of American football from West Virginia
- Spanish players of American football
- Sportspeople from Avilés
- Sportspeople from Clarksburg, West Virginia
- Victory High School alumni
- West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football players
- 20th-century American sportsmen