| Date of birth: | December 31, 1953 |
| Place of birth: | Mount Pleasant, Florida |
| Date of death: | July 2, 2003 (aged 49) |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | WR |
| High school: | Dayton (OH) Dunbar |
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 17 / Pick: 487 |
| Drafted by: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1977 1978-1979 1979 1980 1981-1983 |
Toronto Argonauts Calgary Stampeders Saskatchewan Roughriders Calgary Stampeders Ottawa Rough Riders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
| Receptions | 153 |
| Receiving yards | 2,942 |
| Return yards | 3600 |
| Total TDs | 20
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| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Kelvin Kirk (December 31, 1953 - July 2, 2003) was an American football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventeenth round of the 1976 NFL Draft, making him the first Mr. Irrelevant of the NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at the University of Dayton and attended Dunbar High School in Dayton, Ohio.[2][3]
References[]
- ↑ "Irrelevant Week Mr. Irrelevants". theundefeated.org. http://www.theundefeated.org/irrelevant-week/mr-irrelevants/. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (April 27, 2012). "UD player first ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ in NFL Draft". springfieldnewssun.com. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/sports/college/ud-player-first-mr-irrelevant-in-nfl-draft-1/nM2BG/. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Inaugural Mr. Irrelevant dies at 49". dailypilot.com. July 13, 2003. http://articles.dailypilot.com/2003-07-13/news/export21996_1_irrelevant-week-paul-salata-grey-cup. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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