| Celebrated Name: | Chip Kelly |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Charles Edward Kelly |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 60 years old |
| Birth Date: | November 25, 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Dover, New Hampshire |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 6 ft |
| Weight: | 104 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Jennifer Jenkins (married 1992, divorced 1999) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Information not available |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Chip Kelley Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | US Football Coach |
| Salary: | $7 million |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $18 million |
| Last Updated: | April 2024 |
Chip Kelley, popularly known as Charles Edward Kelly, is a US football coach. He has been associated with the UCLA Bruins as a head coach. Earlier, he has served as a head coach in the NFL (National Football League) two times with the Philadelphia Eagles between 2013 to 2015 and the San Francisco 49ers in the year 2016. From 2009 to 2012, he had been a head coach for the Oregon Ducks, which led the team to BCS bowl game appearances four times.
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Early Life & Biography
Kelly was born and brought up in Dover, New Hampshire. He completed his schooling from Manchester Central High School and secured his Bachelor of Science degree majoring in physical education from the New Hampshire University in 1990.
He played at Manchester Central and defensive at the New Hampshire University. In addition to Football, he also used to play basketball and ice hockey during his high school days.
In 1990, Kelly began coaching at Columbia University as a secondary team coach for the freshman team. In 1992 he started serving as a running back coach at New Hampshire University. In 1993, he joined Johns Hopkins University and became a defensive coordinator.
For the coming three seasons between 1994 to 1996, he joined his alma mater and started serving as a running back coach. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the offensive line coach.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Kelly honored Kelly with the title “the College Assistant Coach of the Year” after the 2005 season. The US Football Monthly made him one of the hottest coaches of college football.
Personal Life
Kelly has not shared much about his social life with media. All we know is he presently lives in Los Angeles, California, with his family. He has a small but tight-knit group of pals in Manchester, New Hampshire.
According to Ted Miller, a famous ESPN blogger, Kelly has a funny, pithy, biting, fiery, surprising, and strange character.
In 1992, Chip Kelly got married to Jennifer Jenkins, who, after living together for about seven years, got separated in 1999. Jennifer has been his senior at New Hampshire College. After spending three years with her at the college, they both decided to get married. Even after the divorce, they maintain a good friendship.
Presently, Jennifer operates her firm that sells healthcare packages for people who suffer from the colds and flu.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on November 25 1963, Chip Kelley is 60 years old as of today’s date 25th April 2024. His height is 6 ft tall, and his weight is 104 kg.
Career
On 31 March 2009, Kelly was promoted to the post of head coach in Oregon. In October 2009, as the Ducks won against USC Trojans, he gained national attention. In his initial coaching season, he was ranked as the first Pac-ten coach to have won a full conference competition. By was the first coach to have succeeded in sending his Ducks team to the Rose Bowl since 1995. For his valuable contribution, he was awarded the “PAC-10 coach of the year” award on December 7, 2009. He has been the second head coach of the Ducks team to have received this honor.
Kelly has led his team to No. 1 place in the AP, Harris in early October 2010. His team ranked at No.1 position in BCS ranking after some weeks. It was an excellent achievement for Kelly as a head coach of the team.
In 2010, he received “Eddie Robinson coach of the year” award and “the Walter Camp coach of the year“ for his coaching achievements.
On 16 January 2013, Kelly became the head coach for Philadelphia Eagles and led the team to win the NFC Eastern Division title in the first NFL season.
On January 14, 2016, he came into a contract with the San Francisco 49ers for the position of head coach. His team defeated the LA Rams at Levi’s Stadium in the first match coached by Kelly.
In addition to sports, Kelly has also written a book that talks about his coaching philosophy as well as his unorthodox playing strategies.
Awards & Achievements
Chip Kelley has been a remarkable football player who has made a valuable career in sports. During his career, he has received the following awards that include:
2009 Pac-10 Coach of the Year
2010 Associated Press Coach of the Year
2010 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
2010 Pac-10 Coach of the Year
2010 AFCA Coach of the Year
2010 Sporting News Coach of the Year
2010 Walter Camp Coach of the Year
2013 Maxwell Club Coach of the Year
In 2010, Kelly received the honor as “Robinson Coach Of The Year,” and the “Walter Camp Coach Of The Year.” He got the title of “PAC-10 Coach Of The Year” for his wonderful coaching achievements. Kelly also grabbed the title “AP Coach of the year” on December 7, 2009.
Net Worth & Salary of Chip Kelley in 2024
Kelly is known to be a leading US football player who has accumulated a lot of global recognition and money for his association with esteemed sports organizations.
He has worked as a head coach for UCLA Bruins, twice for NFL (National Football League), for Philadelphia Eagles (2013 – 2015), for the San Francisco 49ers (2016), for Oregon Ducks (2009 – 2012). For his brilliant coaching methodologies and reported a high number of wins under his coaching, he earned numerous awards too.
Kelly signed a five- year deal worth $23.3 million with the UCLA against California along with a mutual purchase of $9 million. Presently, he draws a salary of $7 million every year. Looking at his annual salary and the tenure he has served in sports as a player and a coach, his estimated net worth is $18 million as of April 2024.
Chip Kelly is a well-known Football player who has made an impressive reputation, and career as a Football player, and as a head coach in prestigious organizations. His wonderful coaching skills and assistance have earned him a lot of fame and respect from people all over the world.