LIVE OAK, Fla. — Former NFL player Kelly Jennings and former longtime coach Ron Hall were honored during Suwannee High’s football game Friday as they were inducted into the SHS Hall of Fame.

Jennings, a 2001 SHS graduate, played football at the University of Miami and went on to a six-year career in the NFL. Jennings started 41 games for the Hurricanes, recording 116 tackles and six interceptions.

He was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft as the Seattle Seahawks chose him with the 31st overall pick. Jennings played five seasons in Seattle and one season with the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Before the college and professional success, Jennings was a standout receiver and cornerback for the Bulldogs. In his senior year at SHS, Jennings caught 43 passes for 720 yards and five touchdowns. He had 41 tackles and one interception on defense. Jennings was also a standout on the SHS track and field team.

“To the City of Live Oak and all the Suwannee Bulldog fans, you guys are priceless. I love you all, God bless,” Jennings wrote in his HOF acceptance speech.

Hall joined the SHS football coaching staff in 1989 and served as offensive coordinator and running backs coach for 20 years.    

He was a coach for two state title teams and also the Bulldogs’ 1999 state runner-up team. Hall was also Suwannee’s track and field coach, leading the Bulldogs to 13 district championships. He guided the track team to a state title in 2001.

“It’s an honor and privilege to be associated with the caliber of people that have gone in there,” Hall said of joining the Suwannee High Hall of Fame. 

Jennings and Hall joined more than 70 other individuals, and seven teams, in the Suwannee High Hall of Fame.