Kelly L. Kirchbaum is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1979 NFL draft after playing college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. Kirchbaum also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League (USFL) and the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League (AFL).