Mark Kellar
Mark Peter Kellar
Born: July 17, 1952
Chicago, IL USA
Deceased: November 23, 2023
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 225
College: Northern Illinois
High School: Irving Crown (Carpentersville, IL)
Career: 1974-1978
Drafted: 1974 in Round 6, #155 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Mark Kellar played from 1974 to 1978 during his career with the Chicago Fire, Chicago Winds, Minnesota Vikings and San Antonio Wings. Kellar ran for 1,039 yards in his career on 280 attempts, scoring 11 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 52 passes for 540 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 189 | 778 | 4.1 | 24 | 9 |
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 62 | 179 | 2.9 | 27 | 2 |
| 1975 | WFL San Antonio Wings | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 |
| WFL | 255 | 965 | 3.8 | 27 | 11 | |
| NFL | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 280 | 1039 | 3.7 | 27 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 28 | 342 | 12.2 | 50 | 6 |
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 19 | 181 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| WFL | 47 | 523 | 11.1 | 50 | 6 | |
| NFL | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 540 | 10.4 | 50 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1974 | WFL Chicago Fire | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||
| 1975 | WFL Chicago Winds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| WFL | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | |
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | Chicago Fire | 11 | |
| 1975 | WFL | Chicago Winds | 5 | |
| 1975 | WFL | San Antonio Wings | 4 | |
| 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
