Tom Keady | |
|---|---|
 Keady pictured in The Epitome 1916, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1882 Wakefield, Massachusetts |
| Died |
January 12, 1964 (aged 81) Concord, New Hampshire |
John Thomas Keady (August 18, 1882 – February 12, 1964) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, at Marine Corps Base Quantico from 1925 to 1930, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college football record of 87–48–6. Keady was also the head basketball coach and the head baseball coach at Dartmouth College, Lehigh, Vermont, and Quantico.
Early life and playing career[]
Keady was born on August 18, 1882 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football and baseball.
Coaching career[]
Keady was the 13th head football coach at Lehigh University) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving for nine seasons, from 1912 to 1920, and compiling a record at Lehigh was 56–23–3.[2] This ranks him second among Lehigh head coaches in winning percentage at .701, behind only Pete Lembo (44–14, .759).[3] Keady was the head football coach at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 14–9–2 in three seasons.[4]
Death[]
Keady died at the age of 82 on February 12, 1964, in Concord, New Hampshire.[5]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1912–1920) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Lehigh | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Lehigh | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Lehigh | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Lehigh | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1916 | Lehigh | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1917 | Lehigh | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1918 | Lehigh | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1919 | Lehigh | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1920 | Lehigh | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 56–22–3 | ||||||||
| Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1921–1924) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Vermont | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1922 | Vermont | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1923 | Vermont | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Vermont | 2–7 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 17–17–1 | ||||||||
| Quantico Marines Devil Dogs (Independent) (1925–1930) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Quantico Marines | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Quantico Marines | 10–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Quantico Marines | 10–0 | |||||||
| 1928 | Quantico Marines | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Quantico Marines | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1930 | Quantico Marines | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Quantico Marines: | 45–12–3 | ||||||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Western Reserve | 3–5–1 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Independent) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Western Reserve | 7–1 | |||||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Big Four Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Western Reserve | 4–3–1 | 1–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Western Reserve: | 14–9–2 | 4–1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 132–60–9 | ||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. | |||||||||
Basketball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Big Green () (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910–11 | Dartmouth | 5–6 | |||||||
| Dartmouth: | 5–6 | ||||||||
| Lehigh Brown and White () (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912–13 | Lehigh | 12–2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 12–2 | ||||||||
| Vermont Catamounts () (1921–1925) | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | Vermont | 15–4 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | Vermont | 12–6 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | Vermont | 15–2 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | Vermont | 14–3 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 56–15 | ||||||||
| Total: | 73–23 | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "Nationally Known Coach 'Tom' Keady Dies In City". February 13, 1964. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uJgrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vfQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7483,4141957.
- ↑ "Thomas "Tom" Keady Records by Year". http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=3045.
- ↑ "Lehigh Coaching Records". http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/patriot/lehigh/coaching_records.php.
- ↑ "Coach John Thomas Keady". University Archives. Case Western Reserve University. September 28, 2011. http://www.case.edu/its/archives/Coaches/keady_john.htm.
- ↑ "Thomas J. Keady, 82, Dies; Coached Football at Lehigh". February 13, 1964. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1964/02/13/97379594.pdf.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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