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==Early life and education==
Kelly was born in [[Dover, New Hampshire]]. He attended [[Manchester Central High School]], where he played [[ice hockey]] and [[basketball]].<ref name="Moseley">{{cite news |author=Rob Moseley |date=July 19, 2009 |title=A Beautiful Mind: Kelly's innovations led him on the path to Oregon |url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/sports/17159053-41/story.csp |access-date=October 1, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]}}</ref> Kelly earned his [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[physical education]] from the [[University of New Hampshire]] in 1990.<ref name="DucksBio" /> Kelly played quarterback at Manchester Central and defensive back at the [[New Hampshire Wildcats football|University of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-25/sports/36550348_1_head-coach-chip-kelly-college-assistant-coach|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113558/http://articles.philly.com/2013-01-25/sports/36550348_1_head-coach-chip-kelly-college-assistant-coach|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2013|title=Archives - Philly.com|work=philly.com|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref>
==Coaching career==
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===San Francisco 49ers (2016)===
On January 14, 2016, Kelly was hired by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14569856 |title=Chip Kelly hired to four-year deal as 49ers coach |first=Paul|last=Gutierrez|work=ESPN.com|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 14, 2016}}</ref> He entered the 2016 season as the 49ers' third coach in three seasons, following [[Jim Harbaugh]] and [[Jim Tomsula]]. In Kelly's first game with the 49ers, they defeated the [[Los Angeles Rams]] at [[Levi's Stadium]] during a 28–0 shutout victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turfshowtimes.com/2016/9/13/12899682/los-angeles-rams-san-francisco-49ers-recap|title=Rams 0, 49ers 28: Recap|first=Joe|last=McAtee|date=September 13, 2016|work=turfshowtimes.com|access-date=January 15, 2017}}</ref> It was the first Week 1 shutout since 2009, when the [[Seattle Seahawks]] coincidentally shutout the Rams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2009/09/13/seahawks-shutout-rams-28-0|title=Seahawks shutout Rams 28–0|date=September 13, 2009|work=seahawks.com|access-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912013922/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2009/09/13/seahawks-shutout-rams-28-0|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the 49ers went on a 13-game losing streak,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/2016.htm |title=2016 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> with many speculations opening up about trouble between Kelly and general manager [[Trent Baalke]] by April of 2016.<ref name="z838">{{cite web | last=Ting | first=Eric | title=Revisiting the carnage Chip Kelly inflicted on both the 49ers and Eagles | website=SFGATE | date=2020-10-02 | url=https://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Chip-Kelly-Sunday-Night-Football-49ers-Eagles-NFL-15609356.php | access-date=2024-10-16}}</ref> In late November, there were also many rumors that Kelly would return to coach the Oregon Ducks after the Ducks finished the season with a 4–8 record,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/35050138-81/fired-ducks-coach-mark-helfrich-asked-chip-kelly-if-he-would-return-to-oregon.html.csp|title=Helfrich says he talked to Kelly about returning to Ducks|website=registerguard.com}}</ref> the team's first losing season since 2004, resulting in the firing of Ducks football coach [[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]]. Those rumors ceased after the Ducks hired former [[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida Bulls]] coach [[Willie Taggart]] on December 7.
The 49ers finally got their second win of the season on December 24 in a narrow 22–21 road victory over the Rams, then lost their final game of the season on January 1, 2017, at home against the Seahawks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 San Francisco 49ers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/2016.htm |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Following the narrow 25–23 loss to the Seahawks and having posted a 2–14 record for the season, Kelly and Baalke were both fired by the 49ers.
=== ESPN (2017) ===
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