George Keogan

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George Keogan
Biographical details
Born(1890-03-08)March 8, 1890
Valparaiso
1924–1926Notre Dame
1930–1933Notre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall414–127–3 (basketball)
23–16–1 (football)
81–66–3 (baseball)
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1961 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006

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

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. 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

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914 Saint Louis 4–4
1915 Saint Louis 5–4–1
Saint Louis: 9–8–1
St. Thomas Cadets (Independent) (1917)
1917 St. Thomas 4–2
St. Thomas: 4–2
Valparaiso Crusaders
 (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919 Valparaiso 5–3
1920
Valparaiso
 5–3
Valparaiso: 10–6
Total: 23–16–1

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Saint Louis Billikens
 (Independent) (1914–1916)
1914–15 Saint Louis 9–6
1915–16 Saint Louis 13–6
Saint Louis: 22–12 (.647)
Valparaiso Crusaders
 (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919–20 Valparaiso 12–8
1920–21 Valparaiso 19–5
Valparaiso: 31–13 (.705)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1923–1943)
1923–24 Notre Dame 15–8
1924–25 Notre Dame 11–11
1925–26 Notre Dame 19–1
1926–27 Notre Dame 19–1 Helms National Champion
1927–28 Notre Dame 18–4
1928–29 Notre Dame 15–5
1929–30 Notre Dame 14–6
1930–31 Notre Dame 12–8
1931–32 Notre Dame 18–2
1932–33 Notre Dame 16–6
1933–34 Notre Dame 20–4
1934–35 Notre Dame 13–9
1935–36 Notre Dame 22–2 Helms National Champion
1936–37 Notre Dame 20–3
1937–38 Notre Dame 20–3
1938–39 Notre Dame 15–6
1939–40 Notre Dame 15–6
1940–41 Notre Dame 17–5
1941–42 Notre Dame 16–6
1942–43 Notre Dame 18–2
Notre Dame: 333–98 (.773)
Total: 386-123 (.758)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press
    . February 18, 1943. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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