John A. H. Keith
Keith pictured in The Norther 1900, Northern Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1869 Homer, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1931 (agedย 61) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Illinois State Normal University (1894)[1] Harvard College (A.M. 1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1899โ1900 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899โ1903 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| 1907 | Illinois State |
| Basketball | |
| 1900โ1902 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| 1904โ1905 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25โ7โ7 (football) 13โ7 (basketball) |
John Alexander Hull Keith (November 28, 1869 โ February 22, 1931) was an American educator as well as an American football and basketball coach.[2][3] He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois State Normal Schoolโnow known as Northern Illinois Universityโfrom 1899 to 1903 and at Illinois State Normal Universityโnow known as Illinois State Universityโin 1907, compiling a career college football record of 25โ7โ7. Keith was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois from 1900 to 1902 and again in 1904โ05, tallying a mark of 13โ7 in three seasons. He also taught at the school as a professor of pedagogy and as an assistant professor of psychology.[4][5]
Keith died as his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1931.[6]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois State Normal (Independent) (1899โ1903) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 1โ0โ2 | |||||||
| 1900 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 2โ2โ2 | |||||||
| 1901 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 6โ1 | |||||||
| 1902 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 5โ1โ1 | |||||||
| 1903 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 3โ3 | |||||||
| Northern Illinois State Normal: | 17โ7โ5 | ||||||||
| Illinois State Redbirds (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Illinois State | 8โ0โ2 | |||||||
| Illinois State: | 8โ0โ2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 25โ7โ7 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- โ Felmley, David. Semi-Centennial History of the Illinois State Normal University: 1857-1907. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- โ Harvard Alumni Directory. 1934. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- โ Leonard, J.W.; Marquis, A.N. (1910). Who's who in America. Vol.ย 6. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- โ "Norther". Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- โ "The First Century". NIUHUSKIES.COM - The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- โ "Dr. J. A. H. Keith Called By Death". The Indiana Progress. Indiana, Pennsylvania. February 25, 1931. p.ย 1. Retrieved January 26, 2016 โ via Newspapers.com
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- 1869 births
- 1931 deaths
- 19th-century players of American football
- American football quarterbacks
- Basketball coaches from Illinois
- Illinois State Redbirds football coaches
- Northern Illinois Huskies football coaches
- Northern Illinois Huskies football players
- Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball coaches
- Northern Illinois University faculty
- Harvard College alumni
- Illinois State University alumni
- People from Homer, Illinois