| John Kellison | |
| Birth Date: | November 3, 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Buckeye, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Marlinton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1914–1915 |
| Player Team2: | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Player Years3: | 1915–1921 |
| Player Team3: | Canton Bulldogs |
| Player Years4: | 1922 |
| Player Team4: | Toledo Maroons |
| Player Positions: | Center, tackle |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1916–1917 |
| Coach Team2: | West Virginia Wesleyan (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1919 |
| Coach Team3: | Wheeling HS (WV) |
| Coach Years4: | 1921–1922 |
| Coach Team4: | Washington & Jefferson (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1923–1928 |
| Coach Team5: | Virginia (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1929–1930 |
| Coach Team6: | William & Mary (line) |
| Coach Years7: | 1931–1934 |
| Coach Team7: | William & Mary |
| Coach Years8: | 1939 |
| Coach Team8: | Richmond (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 1940 |
| Coach Team9: | VPI (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 1941–1950 |
| Coach Team10: | Philadelphia Eagles (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 1952 |
| Coach Team11: | Washington and Lee (assistant) |
| Coach Years12: | 1955 |
| Coach Team12: | Chicago Cardinals (line) |
| Coach Years13: | 1956 |
| Coach Team13: | Chicago Cardinals (assistant) |
| Coach Sport14: | Basketball |
| Coach Years15: | 1929–1934 |
| Coach Team15: | William & Mary |
| Coach Years16: | 1937–1939 |
| Coach Team16: | William & Mary |
| Coach Sport17: | Baseball |
| Coach Years18: | 1921 |
| Coach Team18: | Marietta |
| Coach Years19: | 1931–1934 |
| Coach Team19: | William & Mary |
| Coach Years20: | 1938 |
| Coach Team20: | William & Mary |
| Admin Years1: | 1920–1921 |
| Admin Team1: | Marietta |
| Admin Years2: | 1921–? |
| Admin Team2: | Washington & Jefferson |
| Overall Record: | 21–17–2 (college football) 71–52 (college basketball) 63–34 (college baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 2 Virginia Conference (1933–1934) Basketball 4 Virginia Conference (1930–1933) |
John Snowden Kellison (November 3, 1886 – May 7, 1971) was a professional football player in the National Football League with the Canton Bulldogs and the Toledo Maroons. He also was an athletic director at Marietta College as well as Washington & Jefferson College. He later became the head coach for William and Mary's football and basketball teams. In the 1940s he was an assistant coach, under Greasy Neale, for the Philadelphia Eagles.
John joined the Bulldogs in 1915 along with Greasy Neale, whom Kellison served under as an assistant coach at West Virginia Wesleyan.[1] When Neale and Kellison first played with Bulldogs, they assumed aliases for fear they’d be fired from their coaching jobs if it came out they were involved with pro football - at the time, most college presidents looked down upon the professional game. So for their first few years with the Bulldogs, Kellison took the name "Keller", while Neale took the name "Foster". When a delegation from West Virginia Wesleyan made surprise visit to a Bulldogs game in 1916 to investigate allegations of college football personnel playing professionally, Neale, Kellison and Pete Calac all got wind of the news and briefly left the team.[2]
During his time in Canton Kellison and the Bulldogs won three Ohio League championships, in 1916, 1917 and 1919.
After his playing days, Kellison became the athletic director at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. He resigned from the position at Marietta to become the athletic director at Washington & Jefferson College in 1921.[3] He later became the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1929 to 1934 and again from 1937 to 1939.[4]
Kellison was also the head coach for the William & Mary football team from 1931 to 1934, compiling a 21–17–2 record.[5] In 1942 John was made an assistant coach, by Neale, for the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] He was fired along with Neale after the 1950 season.[7] Kellison became an assistant football coach for Washington & Lee in 1952.[7]