Gene Kelly (born Eugene K. Sims; October 6, 1918 – September 18, 1979) was an American sportscaster, best known as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies during the 1950s.
After graduating Kelly signed a Class C contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but arm trouble prevented him from continuing as a player.
When the broadcasters began to travel with the teams to road games beginning in the 1950 season, a second announcer was needed.
Over the next decade, his broadcast partners included Saam (who returned to the Phillies in 1955 when the A's moved to Kansas City), Claude Haring, Bill Brundige, and George Walsh.
At various times during his career he was a football announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals, Big Ten, Notre Dame and Ivy League, and he also called the Indianapolis 500 auto race and Philadelphia Warriors basketball games.