Tom Keady
Keady pictured in The Epitome 1916, Lehigh yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1882 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1964 (agedย 81) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1904 | Dartmouth |
| Baseball | |
| 1902โ1905 | Dartmouth |
| 1907โ1908 | Haverhill Hustlers |
| 1908 | Lynn Shoemakers |
| 1908โ1909 | Worcester Busters |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905โ1911 | Dartmouth (assistant) |
| 1912โ1920 | Lehigh |
| 1921โ1924 | Vermont |
| 1925โ1930 | Quantico Marines |
| 1931โ1933 | Western Reserve |
| Basketball | |
| 1910โ1911 | Dartmouth |
| 1912โ1913 | Lehigh |
| 1921โ1922 | Vermont |
| 1923โ1925 | Vermont |
| Baseball | |
| 1908โ1911 | Dartmouth |
| 1912โ1922 | Lehigh |
| 1923 | Fordham (assistant) |
| 1924 | Vermont |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 87โ48โ6 (football) 73โ23 (basketball) 174โ131โ5 (baseball) |
John Thomas Keady (August 18, 1882 โ 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 87โ48โ6. Keady was also the head basketball coach and the head baseball coach at Dartmouth College, Lehigh, Vermont, and Quantico.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Keady was born on August 18, 1882, in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football and baseball.
Coaching career
[edit]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 56โ23โ3.[2] This ranks him second among Lehigh head coaches in winning percentage at .701, behind only Pete Lembo (44โ14, .759).[3] Keady was the head football coach at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 14โ9โ2 in three seasons.[4]
Death
[edit]Keady died at the age of 82 on February 12, 1964, in Concord, New Hampshire.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1912โ1920) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Lehigh | 9โ2 | |||||||
| 1913 | Lehigh | 5โ3 | |||||||
| 1914 | Lehigh | 8โ1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Lehigh | 6โ4 | |||||||
| 1916 | Lehigh | 6โ2โ1 | |||||||
| 1917 | Lehigh | 7โ2 | |||||||
| 1918 | Lehigh | 4โ3 | |||||||
| 1919 | Lehigh | 6โ3 | |||||||
| 1920 | Lehigh | 5โ2โ2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 56โ22โ3 | ||||||||
| Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1921โ1924) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Vermont | 3โ4 | |||||||
| 1922 | Vermont | 6โ3 | |||||||
| 1923 | Vermont | 6โ3โ1 | |||||||
| 1924 | Vermont | 2โ7 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 17โ17โ1 | ||||||||
| Quantico Marines Devil Dogs (Independent) (1925โ1930) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Quantico Marines | 6โ3โ1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Quantico Marines | 10โ3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Quantico Marines | 10โ0 | |||||||
| 1928 | Quantico Marines | 8โ1โ1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Quantico Marines | 5โ3 | |||||||
| 1930 | Quantico Marines | 6โ2โ1 | |||||||
| Quantico Marines: | 45โ12โ3 | ||||||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Western Reserve | 3โ5โ1 | 3โ0 | 2nd | |||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Independent) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Western Reserve | 7โ1 | |||||||
| Western Reserve Red Cats (Big Four Conference) (1933) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Western Reserve | 4โ3โ1 | 1โ1โ1 | 2nd | |||||
| Western Reserve: | 14โ9โ2 | 4โ1โ1 | |||||||
| Total: | 132โ60โ9 | ||||||||
Basketball
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Big Green () (1910โ1911) | |||||||||
| 1910โ11 | Dartmouth | 5โ6 | |||||||
| Dartmouth: | 5โ6 | ||||||||
| Lehigh Brown and White () (1912โ1913) | |||||||||
| 1912โ13 | Lehigh | 12โ2 | |||||||
| Lehigh: | 12โ2 | ||||||||
| Vermont Catamounts () (1921โ1925) | |||||||||
| 1921โ22 | Vermont | 15โ4 | |||||||
| 1922โ23 | Vermont | 12โ6 | |||||||
| 1923โ24 | Vermont | 15โ2 | |||||||
| 1924โ25 | Vermont | 14โ3 | |||||||
| Vermont: | 56โ15 | ||||||||
| Total: | 73โ23 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- โ "Nationally Known Coach 'Tom' Keady Dies In City". The Telegraph. February 13, 1964. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- โ "Thomas "Tom" Keady Records by Year". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020 โ via Wayback Machine.
- โ "Lehigh Coaching Records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020 โ via Wayback Machine.
- โ "Coach John Thomas Keady". University Archives. Case Western Reserve University. September 28, 2011.
- โ "Thomas J. Keady, 82, Dies; Coached Football at Lehigh" (PDF). The New York Times. February 13, 1964. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)