George Keogan

{{Short description|American football, basketball, and baseball coach}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = George Keogan

| image = George E. Keogan - DPLA - 09be3522e1ed9e7319ab9f781df1ceb1.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1890|3|8}}

| birth_place = Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1943|2|17|1890|3|8}}

| death_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_sport1 = Basketball

| coach_years2 = 1912–1914

| coach_team2 = Superior Normal

| coach_years3 = 1915–1916

| coach_team3 = Saint Louis

| coach_years4 = 1917–1918

| coach_team4 = St. Thomas (MN)

| coach_years5 = 1918–1919

| coach_team5 = Allegheny

| coach_years6 = 1919–1922

| coach_team6 = Valparaiso

| coach_years7 = 1923–1943

| coach_team7 = Notre Dame

| coach_sport8 = Football

| coach_years9 = 1914–1915

| coach_team9 = Saint Louis

| coach_years10 = 1917

| coach_team10 = St. Thomas (MN)

| coach_years11 = 1919–1920

| coach_team11 = Valparaiso

| coach_years12 = 1924

| coach_team12 = Notre Dame (freshmen)

| coach_sport13 = Baseball

| coach_years14 = 1920–1921

| coach_team14 = Valparaiso

| coach_years15 = 1924–1926

| coach_team15 = Notre Dame

| coach_years16 = 1930–1933

| coach_team16 = Notre Dame

| overall_record = 414–127–3 (basketball)
23–16–1 (football)
81–66–3 (baseball)

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| coaching_records =

| BASKHOF_year = 1961

| CBBASKHOF_year = 2006

| BASKHOF_id = george-keogan

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File:George E. Keogan - DPLA - ce33ca28606f3b7c3cdd2c6fb1058e9d.jpg

George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, most known for coaching basketball at the 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.{{cite news |title=Notre Dame Coach, George Keogan, Dies; Veteran Baseketball Mentor Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While Reading Paper |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19430218&id=5wUoAAAAIBAJ&pg=6281,4294465 |newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=February 18, 1943 |access-date=January 29, 2014 }} After his death, Moose Krause took over his job as Notre Dame's head basketball coach. Keogan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Head coaching record

=Football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Saint Louis Billikens

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1914

| endyear = 1915

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| year = 1914

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 4–4

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| year = 1915

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 5–4–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 9–8–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = St. Thomas Cadets

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1917

| endyear = single

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| year = 1917

| name = St. Thomas

| overall = 4–2

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| name = St. Thomas

| overall = 4–2

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| name = Valparaiso Crusaders

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1919

| endyear = 1920

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| year = 1919

| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 5–3

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 5–3

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 10–6

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 23–16–1

| bowls = no

| poll = no

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| legend = no

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=Basketball=

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Saint Louis Billikens

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1914

| endyear = 1916

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1914–15

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 9–6

| conference =

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| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1915–16

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 13–6

| conference =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Saint Louis

| overall = 22–12 ({{Winning percentage|22|12}})

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Valparaiso Crusaders

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1919

| endyear = 1921

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| championship =

| season = 1919–20

| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 12–8

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1920–21

| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 19–5

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Valparaiso

| overall = 31–13 ({{Winning percentage|31|13}})

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Notre Dame Fighting Irish

| conference = Independent

| startyear = 1923

| endyear = 1943

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| season = 1923–24

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 15–8

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| season = 1924–25

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 11–11

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| season = 1925–26

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 19–1

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = national

| season = 1926–27

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 19–1

| conference =

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| postseason = Helms National Champion

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

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| season = 1927–28

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 18–4

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| season = 1928–29

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 15–5

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| season = 1929–30

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 14–6

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| season = 1930–31

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 12–8

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1931–32

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 18–2

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1932–33

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 16–6

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1933–34

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 20–4

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1934–35

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 13–9

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = national

| season = 1935–36

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 22–2

| conference =

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| postseason = Helms National Champion

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1936–37

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 20–3

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1937–38

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 20–3

| conference =

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| championship =

| season = 1938–39

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 15–6

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1939–40

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 15–6

| conference =

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| championship =

| season = 1940–41

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 17–5

| conference =

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| championship =

| season = 1941–42

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 16–6

| conference =

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| championship =

| season = 1942–43

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 18–2

| conference =

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{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Notre Dame

| overall = 333–98 ({{Winning percentage|333|98}})

| confrecord =

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 386-123 ({{Winning percentage|386|123}})

}}

References

External links

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