Director of Athletics/Football

Framingham State College has named Tom Kelley, Framingham State College’s Director of Athletics, as the Rams Head Football Coach beginning with the 2006 off season.  Kelley previously held the position from 1982-1984. A 1976 graduate of Framingham State College, Kelley was a four-year starter at defensive tackle for the Rams.  He returned to Framingham State College in 1978 as an assistant football coach and assumed the head coaching job in 1982. Kelley served as head coach from 1982-1984 and returned to coaching again in 2001 as a defensive assistant coach.  Most recently Kelley has been the offensive coordinator of the Woonsocket Sentinels, a semi-professional team out of Rhode Island, of the New England Football League for the past three years. Tom Kelley is in his thirteenth year as Director of Athletics at Framingham State College and has been involved with Framingham State College athletics for the past 21 years.  Since taking over as Athletic Director in 1994, Tom has changed the look of the coaching staff in every program.   Kelley holds a master’s degree in psychology counseling from Boston State College.  In 1985, Framingham State College created the position of Associate Director of Athletics, which was a perfect fit for Kelley until he was promoted to the role of Director of Athletics.