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Throughout his life, Jim Kelly has been defined by his toughness and his ability to pick himself up following hardships. No matter the circumstance – suffering a serious shoulder injury his senior season at the University of Miami, losing in four consecutive Super Bowls, the loss of his son Hunter Kelly, his cancer diagnosis – Kelly has displayed an ability to fight through and to not be defeated.
Among the topics discussed in Jim Kelly: A Football Life are:
Playing at the University of Miami after Penn State only offered him a scholarship to play linebacker
Kelly's decision to play in the USFL after being selected by the Buffalo Bills in the 1983 NFL Draft
Eventually playing for the Buffalo Bills following the collapse of the USFL in 1986
The birth of the K-Gun offense
Kelly's perseverance to overcome the loss of his son Hunter Kelly and his cancer diagnosis
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