 Bates with theBC Lions in 2022 | |
| No. 59 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1975-07-27)July 27, 1975 (age 50) Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 296 lb (134 kg) |
| Career information | |
| University | Saskatchewan |
| CFL draft | 2001: 4th round, 32nd overall pick |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2002–2008 | BC Lions |
| 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2010 | Saskatchewan Roughriders* |
| 2010 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2011 | BC Lions |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Coaching | |
| 2011 | BC Lions (OLC) |
| 2012–2014 | BC Lions (RBC) |
| 2015–2017 | Simon Fraser Clan (HC) |
| 2018 | Edmonton Eskimos (CQC) |
| 2019–2024 | BC Lions (OLC) |
Operations | |
| 2012–2014 | BC Lions (Draft coord.) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Kelly Bates (born July 27, 1975) is a Canadian former professionalfootballguard and formerhead coach of theSimon Fraser Clan. He was most recently theoffensive line coach for theBC Lions of theCanadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Lions in fourth round of the2001 CFL draft. He playedCIS football for the University ofSaskatchewan Huskies.
Bates was a core member of the University ofSaskatchewan Huskies offensive line and helped the Huskies win the 1998Vanier Cup.
Bates was selected by theBC Lions in the2001 CFL draft (4th round, 32nd overall). In 2004, he missed 7 games to a knee injury and started 11 games. In 2005, Bates started all 18 games including the West Division Championship. In 2006, he again started all 18 regular season games, the western final, and the94th Grey Cup. Bates was blamed by team-mates for breaking theGrey Cup after BC won it in 2006. He has been a starter on the team since 2003.[1]
Bates was traded to theWinnipeg Blue Bombers on May 14, 2009.[2]
Bates was therunning backs coach andCanadian College Draft coordinator for the BC Lions from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, he became the head coach of theSimon Fraser Clan.[3] Bates was fired on November 30, 2017 after going winless through three seasons.[4]
On August 31, 2019, it was announced that Bates had been hired by theBC Lions to serve as theoffensive line coach, replacing the firedBryan Chiu.[5] He served in that capacity through to the2024 season, but was not retained on the staff in 2025.[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser Clan(Great Northwest Conference)(2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Simon Fraser | 0–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Simon Fraser | 0–10 | 0–8 | 5th | |||||
| Simon Fraser: | 0–29 | 0–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–29 | ||||||||