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Mark Kelso ?85: Keeping His Head, and Helmet in the Game

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Mark Kelso ?85: Keeping His Head, and Helmet in the Game

By Eric W. Pesola
William and Mary Alumni Association

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Feb. 10, 2011) - Mark Kelso '85 graduated from the College and was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles to play free safety, but wound up spending his entire professional career in Buffalo. Along the way, he and his Bills achieved something that may never be matched by any team in the National Football League.

"There were years when we didn't lose a home game," says Kelso about the teams he played for, which reached the Super Bowl four times in a row (from 1990 to 1993). "Just being there four times was pretty special. I think that I would have traded those four for a couple of victories." 

"It doesn't come up too often, but with the lack of success recently in Buffalo, people think a lot about those times when the team was perennially good," he says.

Kelso made his home in the Buffalo area after retiring after the 1993 season, and has since moved into realm of media, helping to give color to Bills' radio broadcasts. He also serves a local high school as a development officer and has also coached both youth football and baseball for some time.

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