- Kelly's former wife Suzanne was born deaf. In order to date her, she insisted he learn American Sign Language. He did, focusing on the dirty signs first. His strategy worked. They were married for 21 years.
- Diagnosed in 2005 with chronic osteo-neuralgia, a painful arthritic condition.
- Kelly is of English, Sicilian, and Cherokee heritage.
- In Kelly's family tree you can trace a straight line (mother, father, father, mother, etc) back to Jamestown, Virginia 1608.
- Attended Oroville High School.
- Took the grand tour of the California State University system, attending Chico State, Sacramento State, San Francisco State, and CSU Northridge.
- Kelly's father Frank, worked on the building of the Oroville Dam, at a lumber mill and as a day laborer doing odd jobs. He never made more than $15,000 a year his entire life.
- His mother Joyce was a cosmetologist.
- Has a measured IQ of 172.
- Was the first person in the history of his blue collar family to graduate from college.
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