Kelly Moran
| Born |
September 21, 1960 Huntington Beach, California |
|---|---|
| Died | April 4, 2010 (aged 49) Huntington Beach, California |
| Nickname | JellyMan |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career history | |
| 1978–1979 | Hull Vikings |
| 1980 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1981–1982 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1986–1988 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1989–1992 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1992 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1983, 1984 | USA National Champion |
| 1984 | Ventura Raceway Track Champion |
| 1985 | Bruce Penhall Classic winner |
| 1986 | US Spring Classic Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1982, 1990 | Speedway World Team Cup |
| 1984 | US Pairs Champion |
Kelly Moran (September 21, 1960 – April 4, 2010) was an American professional speedway rider who rode for a number of British clubs and also represented USA. Kelly's younger brother Shawn Moran was also a successful speedway rider who won the European (World) Under-21 World Championship in 1981 and the Long Track World Championship in 1983.
Moran was known as "Jelly Man" and "the Wizard of Balance" for the way he would hang off his machine when cornering. He arrived in England to race for Hull in 1978 as a teenager, but his season was curtailed when he crashed heavily at the Hackney Wick Stadium and suffered multiple injuries. However, the following year he qualified for his first World Championship Final at the Silesian Stadium in Poland. After finishing equal third with 10 points from his five rides (two wins, two seconds and a third), Moran was involved in a four-way run-off for third and fourth places with England's Michael Lee, Australian Billy Sanders, and defending champion Ole Olsen from Denmark. Lee won the run-off from Moran, Sanders and Olsen.
A dispute over terms saw Kelly make a late start to his British season with Birmingham. But he was on the move again in 1981 when he joined the Eastbourne Eagles where he became a spectacular crowd pleaser. He then qualified for his second World Championship Final in 1982 where he again finished fourth, this time in front of his home crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
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