Albany State University Athletics

Anthony Kelly, a native Mississippian, has served as an assistant coach with the Golden Rams since 1990 and will be entering his 28th season as an assistant coach for the Golden Rams. He currently serves as the Rams' tight ends coach and is the director of alumni relations. 

Kelly earned an athletic scholarship in football to attend Albany State College in 1984. In 1984, he was part of the first SIAC Football Championship team at ASC.  During his college career, he received numerous awards and recognitions for academic excellence, including the SIAC Student-Athlete Award and was named a research assistant for the Minority Biomedical Research Program in the Department of Natural Science at Albany State.

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry with a minor degree in Mathematics from Albany State College in 1990 and a Master’s degree in Science Education/Biology from Albany State University in Fall 2002.

In 2013, Kelly was inducted into the Albany State University’s Sports Hall of Fame. Active in numerous professional, civic, and social organizations, Kelly is a member of the Prince Hall Masons and the Prince Hall Shriners.  He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Mount Zion Baptist Church of Albany, Ga.

Kelly is the father of a daughter, Ranetta and the grandfather of Derrinijah, both of Meridian, Mississippi. He is the son of Ms. Paulette Carson and the late James Odell Carson of Meridian, Mississippi.