Cyril Kellett
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Personal information
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| Full name | Cyril Kellett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1937 Purston, Featherstone, England |
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| Died | 21 March 1993 (aged 55) Featherstone, England |
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Playing information
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Kellett (27 April 1937 – 21 March 1993) born in Purston, Featherstone, was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and coached in the 1970s, playing at club level for Willow Park ARLFC,Hull Kingston Rovers, and Featherstone Rovers (Captain) (Heritage № 480), as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, and coaching at club level for Bradford Northern ('A' Team) from 1978
Kellett died in Featherstone in March 1993, aged 55.
Kellett played in Hull Kingston Rovers' 5-13 defeat by Widnes in the 1964 Challenge Cup Final during the 1963–1964 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 9 May 1964, and played Fullback, and scored a record eight conversions (from eight attempts) in a Challenge Cup final in Featherstone Rovers' 33-14 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973. Despite playing in the semi-final, he missed the 9-24 defeat by Warrington in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final during the 1973–74 season on Saturday 11 May 1974, with Harold Box playing at Fullback.
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