I just didn’t know what it was for a few years. Unfortunately, his cancer has returned and he announced the news in March 2018. Donna said the connection between she and Jill was almost immediate. Amazing! I am forever grateful for every moment with Hunter, and the countless lives God changed and continues to change through his life and legacy. For the time being, Jim’s medical needs require both he and Jill to live in New York City full-time.

Truth is, he was handsome to me, no matter what. If he was near, I trusted that all was well in my little world, and I’d be safe in the big unknown, looming beyond what I could understand at the time. I was the unforeseen firstborn, a surprise gift wrapped in NFL expectations, the one who would hopefully carry on the Kelly name and legacy.

You have to look for and seize every opportunity to go the extra mile, to play through the pain, to rise above the circumstances, and live beyond yourself if you really want to make a difference. After surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, he was declared cancer-free in 2014. Obviously he doesn’t mean to squeeze so hard; he’s just strong and tough.

But girls didn’t play football—not even Kelly girls. There are still tally marks written on the walls of our garage from all the games that he beat me. According to an article by Sports Illustrated writer Peter King, doctors soon decided to remove a cancerous portion of his jaw, and he returned to life as usual until learning in early March that his cancer had returned, this time in the form of many small tumors located near a nerve in the back of his head, which are threatening to move to his brain.

I’m not sure why, but regardless of whom it may offend, if Daddy wants me to say, “Yes, ma’am,” or “No, sir,” that’s what I’m going to say. But through their mistakes and the consequences they have experienced, they have been willing to expose their weaknesses so that I might learn from them and perhaps make wiser choices. James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons with the Buffalo Bills. At six foot three, he has some serious swag. According to the Mayo Clinic, Krabbe Disease is a type of leukodystrophy, a rare genetic disease that affects the central nervous system. It’s a way of life that’s often hard and costly, but deeply rewarding. The scene was simple, yet profound. Yes, these are the types of things little girls remember.

She is an actress and producer, known for Loving Annabelle (2006), The Old Man (2016) and Girltrash: All Night Long (2014). There are only a few things I remember about my dad during my younger years. “I remember just hanging out with him and playing with him and just being his big sister.

And yes, my dad was our coach.

A photo posted by Erin Kelly (@ekelly1212) on Feb 26, 2015 at 3:14pm PST. In and through Him, we are able to do the impossible as well as the right thing when it’s the right thing to do. It has a cost and demands desire, determination, devotion, and discipline. “I can say that without a doubt. Being Kelly Tough means you always do more than what’s expected of you. Jim Kelly's daughter, Erin, is getting married Satuday, Jan. 13, 2018. To give and keep giving when you feel like you can’t give anymore. He’s still my “Jim Kelly big muscles.”. Jill kept fans in the know, updating them with his cancer battle throughout his journey. I would love to have you guys on my team. The organization not only seeks to provide a support system for families, but it also works to combat the disease through newborn screening and researching for a cure. Yes, each member of the Kelly family still believes in the family motto. Your email address will not be published. I might have to shoot a video clip of daddy doing the Kelly grip because, I admit, trying to describe it so you can visualize it is a bit of a challenge. And you know Jim Kelly, the cancer survivor who battled the disease, publicly and privately, with dignity and strength. Photo provided. It’s called respect, and he made sure I understood what it meant and looked like in the most practical way from my most tender years—eye contact and a firm handshake. After the height of his celebrated career and the many accolades and highs and lows that went along with it, I caught the vision like a forward pass.

When you grow up in a family with five brothers, like my dad did, there’s a bit of testosterone overload. A post shared by Jill Kelly (@jillmkelly) on Jul 12, 2018 at 9:18am PDT, When Hunter passed away, the Kelly family made the announcement in a press release from the Kelly for Kids Foundation, which read, “Hunter James Kelly entered Heaven this morning, Friday, August 5, 2005. Gayle Gill, wife of Liberty Flames Head Football Coach Turner Gill, invited the visiting Kelly family to watch a football game in a suite with Donna’s husband, Athletic Director Jeff Barber.

But even more than that, he taught me how to be a team player, how to play with heart and passion, and how to be Kelly Tough and never give up. Not that they got it right every time—they didn’t. He’s my father and I both respect him and long to please him. “Second finger, second string.” Let me explain.

The official student newspaper of Liberty University. What can I say? Half a year later, Donna and Jill talk multiple times a week, and Donna talks with Erin almost every day. In 2013 Kelly was a BolderLife Festival's panelist in the 2013 Special Panel of Women in Television, Film and Fashion, with Jessica Clark. He used to read to me, watch cartoons with me, brush my hair, and let me paint his face with makeup and do his hair.

As you can imagine, it would only take a quick glance in my closet today and you wouldn’t have to guess what team I cheer for. Like Hunter, Jim was also born on Valentine’s Day, according to ESPN. The hashtag “PrayersForJK” took social media by storm after both of his diagnoses, especially among Bills fans and NFL followers. It’s not just my dad’s hands that are big; his presence is towering as well.

Erin and Jill were on a spring break trip to Israel organized by Liberty when they learned Jim’s cancer had returned.

“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”  —Ephesians 6:1–3, Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Currently, Jim Kelly resides in East Aurora, New York with his wife and their two daughters – Erin and Camryn. In recent months, he underwent more surgery and had his jaw reconstructed, which affects his speech. Kelly's wife, Jill, … DONE,” Jim’s wife, Jill Kelly, tweeted Tuesday, April 8.

Erin’s love for sports always connected her with her father.

He is the strongest person I’ve ever met. Erin Kelly, Actress: Loving Annabelle.

That signature Kelly toughness remains engrained in each one of the family members, but things have been especially difficult for Erin and her sister Camryn, currently living with her grandparents as a high school student in Western New York. According to our records, she has no children. It’s a pretty awesome sight.

Whenever my dad put me to bed, he would read to me or we’d watch Barney and Friends or Little Bear until we both fell asleep.

I’ve watched many a football fan walk away grimacing in pain after a meet and greet. Words like “wow” and “oh, my” fall out of jaw-dropped mouths. Especially if you’re his daughter and you get to stand back and watch the crowd go wild, then whisper to yourself, “That’s my dad.” He’s always ready and willing to teach anyone who’s interested how to hold a football correctly in order to sling it sailing through the air. International Students Will Get the Chance to Celebrate Thanksgiving, Students Will Gather to Learn About Cultures, Food and Music at International Education Week, College Republicans Host Watch PArty on Election Night, JFL Adds Special Rooms for Mothers to Nurse Their Children, Charges Recently Made in Buckingham/Appomattox County Ongoing Murder Case, Students Test Their Knowledge of Comic Books and TV Shows at Trivia Night, School of Music Students perform Original Songs in Front of a Live Audience, Liberty’s Counseling Office Hosts Event Equipping Students With Familial Boundary Solutions as Thanksgiving Break NEars, Liberty Solidifies Top 25 Ranking With Thrilling Win Over In-State Rival Virginia Tech, Opinion: Joe Biden’s Policies Reflect Socialist Thinking, Liberty Sophomore Records Her First Song in Nashville, Hostetler Sisters Reunite on LU Cross-Country Team. This is Chapter 1, Growing Up Kelly: PHOTOS: Classic photos of Jim Kelly | Kelly: The true face of adversity | Dealing with Twitter trolls. Kelly, the former Bills quarterback, will walk his daughter down the aisle at the wedding.

In her new book, "Kelly Tough: Live Courageously by Faith," Erin Kelly shares with the world the dad who let her put his hair in pigtails, taught her how to shake someone's hand and look them in the eye, how to play basketball, and how to face life's most difficult challenges. Freshman Erin Kelly, daughter of NFL Hall-of-Famer Jim Kelly, relies on faith as family faces medical troubles For the past four weekends, Liberty University freshman Erin Kelly has boarded a … “I’d be on the court playing, and I could hear him from the sideline saying, ‘Box out!’ or ‘Post up!’” Erin said.

There will always be voices and influences trying to pull you away and distract you from what’s good and right. Living this kind of life leaves a God-honoring legacy long after we take our last breath. What attribute other than toughness could have come from Jim growing up with five brothers?

I longed to spend time with my dad when I was little, and I still do. Erin’s father, who used to take punishing hits from professional linebackers and defensive linemen for a living, is faced with an uphill battle, this time against his own body. One picture in particular that Erin posted to her Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts showed her how much people were interested in her family’s well-being.

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