Brian Kelly (lacrosse)

Brian Kelly (born December 27, 1980, in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional lacrosse player and former college coach. He graduated from Downingtown High School in 1999 and played college lacrosse for the Whittier College Poets in Los Angeles, where he was a two-time All-American and captain of the 2003 team that reached the Final Four. He was recognized as the nation's top longstick midfielder in both his junior and senior seasons. He began his professional career in 2003 with the Anaheim Storm of the National Lacrosse League, played in both of the franchise's seasons there, and later played in Major League Lacrosse for the Los Angeles Riptide and the San Francisco Dragons, rejoining the Riptide for 2008. After retiring as a player he returned to Whittier, coached as an assistant from 2004 to 2008, became interim head coach in 2009 and then head coach, and stepped down in 2017 with a record of 60 wins and 49 losses.