Harry Keough

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Harry Keough
Personal information
Full name Harry Joseph Keough
Date of birth (1927-11-15)November 15, 1927
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
, U.S.
Date of death February 7, 2012(2012-02-07) (aged 84)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)
Defender
Youth career
1945–1946 St. Louis Schumachers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946 San Francisco Barbarians
1948–1949
Paul Schulte Motors
1949–1950 →
St. Louis McMahon
1950–1952 →
St. Louis Raiders
1953–1961 → St. Louis Kutis
International career
1949–1957 United States 19 (1)
Managerial career
Florissant Valley Community College
1967–1982 St. Louis University
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Joseph Keough (November 15, 1927 – February 7, 2012) was an American

NCAA Men's Soccer Championships. The Keough Award, named after him, his brother Bill, and his son Ty Keough
, is presented each year to the outstanding St. Louis–based male and female professional or college soccer player.

Playing

Club career

Keough was born to Patrick John and Elizabeth (née Costley) Keough, and grew up in

San Diego as part of a destroyer crew. After his discharge from the Navy, Keough returned to St. Louis. [3]

In 1948, he played for

American Soccer League
. The St. Louis Major League had folded in 1954 and Kutis continued to play both as an independent team and as a member of various lower division city leagues over the next decade. Despite this turbulence, it continued to dominate both the city and national soccer scene. Kutis would win the National Amateur Cup each year from 1956 to 1961. In 1957, it won the National Challenge Cup, giving Keough another double.

National and Olympic teams

In 1949, Keough was called into the national team for the 1949 NAFC Championship, to be held in Mexico. This was the second time the NAFC had held a regional championship, but this one served as the qualification tournament for the World Cup as well. Keough gained his first cap with the national team in its 1-1 tie with Cuba on September 14, 1949. The U.S. finished second out of the three teams, giving it a spot in the cup for the first time since 1937. At the World Cup, Keough served as team captain for the game against Spain "because he spoke Spanish." He also made appearances for the U.S. team in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics,[4] as well as the qualifying matches for the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1958 FIFA World Cups. His last game with the national team was a 3-2 World Cup qualification loss to Canada on July 6, 1957.[5]

Coaching

Upon his retirement as a player, he became coach of Florissant Valley Community College. In 1967, St. Louis University hired him away from Florissant. In his first year with the Billikens, Keough took his team to an NCAA co-championship. He then took his team to four additional championships during his tenure (1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973). When he retired from coaching in 1982, he had compiled a 213-50-23 record with SLU. After retiring from his collegiate coaching career at SLU, Harry served as head coach of the boys' soccer team at Block Yeshiva High School in University City and served as the assistant coach of the women's soccer team at Washington University.[3]

The Keough Award, named for Harry Keough, his brother Bill and his son, Ty, is now presented each year to the outstanding St. Louis–based male and female professional or college soccer player.[3]

Recognition

Keough was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1972,

Half-Century Team
, and on November 18, 2009, Keough was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame as a member of its inaugural class.

Personal

During his playing career, Keough worked for the

U.S. Postal Service.[3] Keough's son Ty Keough was also a professional soccer player who played for the U.S. team and was a sports commentator for soccer broadcasts. His father Patrick appeared on the famous TV program The $64,000 Question in the mid-1950s where he won an automobile for answering questions about baseball.[9] Keough suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later life.[10] Harry Keough died on February 7, 2012.[11]

Documentary

Keough was featured in the 2009 soccer documentary

St. Louis University
.

References

  1. ^ "Harry Keough". U.S. Olympic Committee, Missouri/Illinois chapter. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Litterer, Dave (January 22, 2005). "National Junior Cups". USA Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d Ross, Gloria (February 8, 2012). "Obituary of Harry J. Keough: Iconic amateur soccer player and coach". St Louis Public Radio.
  4. ^ "Harry Keough". Olympedia. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie (June 29, 2003). "USA - Details of International Matches 1885-1969". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  6. ^ "St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Members". St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "Harry Keough - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Harry Keough - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Billiken Hall of Fame Members". Saint Louis Billikens Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  9. Nashua Telegraph
    . October 19, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Carter, Kelley (June 8, 2010). "Harry Keough was there when U.S. played England". ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  11. ^ "Harry Keough, member of 1950 US World Cup team that upset England, dead at 84". The Washington Post. February 7, 2012.[dead link]

External links

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