George Keogan
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 8, 1890 Minnesota Lake, Minnesota |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. South Bend, Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915 | Saint Louis |
| 1919–1920 | Valparaiso |
| 1924 | Notre Dame (freshmen) |
| Basketball | |
| 1912–1914 | Wisconsin–Superior |
| 1915–1916 | Saint Louis |
| 1917–1918 | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 1918–1919 | Allegheny |
| 1919–1922 | Valparaiso |
| 1923–1943 | Notre Dame |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1921 | Valparaiso |
| 1924–1926 | Notre Dame |
| 1930–1933 | Notre Dame |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–10–1 (football) 414–127–3 (basketball) 81–66–3 (baseball) |
| Statistics | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1961 (profile) |
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| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, most known for coaching University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. Keogan never had a losing season in his 20 years at Notre Dame.
The Minnesota Lake, Minnesota native attended University of Minnesota from 1909 to 1913. He began coaching high school varsities after his freshman year in college, guiding first Lockport High School (1910–1911) followed by Riverside High School (1911–1912). Meanwhile, he was also coaching several college basketball teams: Charles City College in Iowa (1909–1910), Superior State Teachers College in Wisconsin (1912–1914), Saint Louis University (1914–15) and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota (1917–1918). During World War I he served at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. After briefly coaching Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (1919–1920) and Valparaiso, Keogan arrived at University of Notre Dame. He served as head basketball and baseball coach, as well as assistant to the legendary football coach Knute Rockne. Keogan compiled a 327–96–1 at Notre Dame.
Keogan died on February 17, 1943 of a heart attack at his home in South Bend, Indiana.[1] After his death, Moose Krause took over his job as Notre Dame's head basketball coach.
References
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External links
- George Keogan at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- George Keogan at the College Football Data Warehouse
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