Kelly Bates
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:DMCA Template:Infobox CFL biography Kelly Bates (born July 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professional football guard and former head coach of the Simon Fraser Clan. He was most recently the offensive line coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Lions in fourth round of the 2001 CFL draft. He played CIS football for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
College career
Bates was a core member of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies offensive line and helped the Huskies win the 1998 Vanier Cup.
Professional career
BC Lions
Bates was selected by the BC Lions in the 2001 CFL draft (4th round, 32nd overall). In 2004, he missed 7 games to a knee injury and started 11 games. In 2005, Bates started all 18 games including the West Division Championship. In 2006, he again started all 18 regular season games, the western final, and the 94th Grey Cup. Bates was blamed by team-mates for breaking the Grey Cup after BC won it in 2006. He has been a starter on the team since 2003.[1]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bates was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 14, 2009.[2]
Coaching career
Bates was the running backs coach and Canadian College Draft coordinator for the BC Lions from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, he became the head coach of the Simon Fraser Clan.[3] Bates was fired on November 30, 2017 after going winless through three seasons.[4]
On August 31, 2019, it was announced that Bates had been hired by the BC Lions to serve as the offensive line coach, replacing the fired Bryan Chiu.[5] He served in that capacity through to the 2024 season, but was not retained on the staff in 2025.[6]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan (Great Northwest Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Simon Fraser | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| Simon Fraser: | 0–29 | 0–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–29 | ||||||||
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kelly Bates". Roster. BC Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bombers acquire OL Bates from Lions | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2015 Football Coaching Staff". athletics.sfu.ca. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tsumara, Howard (November 30, 2017). "Bates fired as Clan head coach, Simon Fraser vows commitment to football as new coaching search begins at SFU". Varsity Letters. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lions relieve Bryan Chiu of duties; add Kelly Bates as OL coach". Canadian Football League. August 31, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Lions Name Eight To 2025 Coaching Staff". BC Lions. January 2, 2025.
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