Kelleher ejected Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame safety Willie Wood from the 1962 NFL Championship Game vs. the New York Giants after Wood bumped him while protesting a call in the third quarter.
The Packers overcame Wood's banishment to win 16-7 and successfully defend their championship, Green Bay's second of five in nine seasons under legendary coach Vince Lombardi.
As Stram was complaining about a missed call, Kelleher pointed out that he was on the field, quickly ending the conversation.Video on YouTube [2] Kelleher worked 10 consecutive seasons (1977–86) of his career on the crew of Jerry Markbreit (Markbreit was a rookie line judge in 1976 on the crew of referee Tommy Bell, with Kelleher as back judge), who later became the only official to work four Super Bowls (XVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX) at the referee position.
Kelleher's final season, he worked on the crew of Gordon McCarter.
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