25 Facts About Louie Kelcher

Louis James Kelcher was born on August 23,1953 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League, spending most of his career with the San Diego Chargers.

Louie Kelcher was a four-time All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

Louie Kelcher was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame and is a member of their 40th and 50th anniversary teams.

Louie Kelcher played college football with the SMU Mustangs and earned consensus All-American honors as a senior in 1974.

Louie Kelcher was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the 1975 NFL draft.

Louie Kelcher joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1984 and helped them win Super Bowl XIX that season.

Louie Kelcher was supposed to be eight years old to play peewee league.

However, Louie Kelcher was bigger than his peers, and the Little League president next door got him in a year early.

Louie Kelcher attended Southern Methodist University, where he played for the Mustangs.

Louie Kelcher was named a consensus All-American and voted the Southwest Conference's defensive player of the year.

Louie Kelcher was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 1975 NFL draft and was named to the NFL All-Rookie team.

In nine seasons with the Chargers, Louie Kelcher was selected to three Pro Bowls, twice as a starter.

Louie Kelcher was named All-AFC in 1977,1978 and 1980; first-team All-Pro in 1977 and 1978; and second-team All-Pro in 1980 and 1981.

Louie Kelcher's teammates voted him the Chargers' most valuable player in 1977, when he helped the team set a then-team record of 44 sacks.

Louie Kelcher was the first defensive tackle in the team's history to win the award.

In 1979, Louie Kelcher was sidelined for all but three minutes after a knee operation.

Louie Kelcher returned in 1980, teaming with fellow 1975 Chargers' draftees Fred Dean and Gary "Big Hands" Johnson as the Chargers led the NFL in sacks.

Johnson and Dean were named first-team All-Pro, with Louie Kelcher being named second-team All-Pro.

Louie Kelcher retired in November 1983, but remained on the Chargers reserve list.

Louie Kelcher had wanted to play again, but not with San Diego.

Louie Kelcher was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Breitbard Hall of Fame in 2006.

Louie Kelcher was named to both the Chargers' 40th and 50th anniversary teams.

Louie Kelcher received first-team honors on the All-Southwest Conference football team of the 1970s, and he was inducted into the Southern Methodist University Hall of Fame in 2012.

Louie Kelcher became co-owner with Doug English, a former college rival with the Texas Longhorns, in the warehousing firm Pro Line Warehouse and Distribution.

Louie Kelcher had a stake in a trucking business in Texas.