Kelly Bates
| BC Lions | |
 Bates with the Lions in 2022 | |
| Born: | July 27, 1975 Humboldt, Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Offensive line coach |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
| University | Saskatchewan |
| CFL draft | 2001, round: 4, pick: 32 |
| Drafted by | BC Lions |
| Career history | |
| As administrator | |
| 2012–2014 | BC Lions (Draft coord.) |
| As coach | |
| 2011 | BC Lions (OLC) |
| 2012–2014 | BC Lions (RBC) |
| 2015–2017 | Simon Fraser Clan (HC) |
| 2018 | Edmonton Eskimos (CQC) |
| 2019–present | BC Lions (OLC) |
| As player | |
| 2002–2008 | BC Lions |
| 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2010 | Saskatchewan Roughriders* |
| 2010 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2011 | BC Lions |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster only. | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| CFL All-Star | 2007 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2007 |
| Career stats | |
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Kelly Bates (born July 27, 1975) is the offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional Canadian football guard and former head coach of the Simon Fraser Clan. He was drafted by the Lions in fourth round of the 2001 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
College career
[edit]Bates was a core member of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies offensive line and helped the Huskies win the 1998 Vanier Cup.
Professional career
[edit]BC Lions
[edit]Bates was selected by the BC Lions in the 2001 CFL Draft (4th round, 32nd overall). In 2004, he missed 7 games to a knee injury and started 11 games. In 2005, Bates started all 18 games including the West Division Championship. In 2006, he again started all 18 regular season games, the western final, and the 94th Grey Cup. Bates was blamed by team-mates for breaking the Grey Cup after BC won it in 2006. He has been a starter on the team since 2003.[1]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit]Bates was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 14, 2009.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Bates was the running backs coach and Canadian College Draft coordinator for the BC Lions from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, he became the head coach of the Simon Fraser Clan.[3] Bates was fired on November 30, 2017 after going winless through three seasons.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | D2° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan (Great Northwest Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Simon Fraser | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| Simon Fraser: | 0–29 | 0–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–29 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kelly Bates". Roster. BC Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ "Bombers acquire OL Bates from Lions | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "2015 Football Coaching Staff". athletics.sfu.ca. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Tsumara, Howard (November 30, 2017). "Bates fired as Clan head coach, Simon Fraser vows commitment to football as new coaching search begins at SFU". Varsity Letters. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- BC Lions coaches
- BC Lions players
- Canadian football offensive linemen
- Edmonton Elks coaches
- Edmonton Elks players
- Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Huskies football players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs football coaches
- Sportspeople from Humboldt, Saskatchewan
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players