Ralph C. Kenney
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1887 Athens, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1966 (aged 78) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1911 | Ohio |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1912 | Ohio |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1911 | Ohio |
| Coaching career ( Roanoke | |
| 1914–1915 | William & Vashti |
| 1920–1923 | Southwestern Presbyterian |
| 1925 | Louisiana Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1926 | Louisiana Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1926 | Louisiana Tech |
| Administrative career ( Carroll (WI) | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 7–7 (basketball) 17–5 (baseball) |
Ralph Clinton Kenney (c. 1887 – February 6, 1966) was an American coach, sports administrator, and military officer. He coached football, basketball, and baseball at William & Vashti College, and Louisiana Tech University.
Early life and education
Kenney born in Athens, Ohio. He played college football, basketball, and baseball at Ohio University.[1]
He was a graduate of Ohio State University and did graduate work at University of Chicago.[2][3] He was a veteran of World War I, during which he served with the 82nd Airborne Division, and World War II.[4]
Career
In 1915, Kenney served as the head football coach for William & Vashti College in
Kenney was the athletic director at Highland Park Junior College in Highland Park, Michigan before moving on in 1929 to the same role at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.[6]
Kenney retired from military service in 1950 as a colonel in the United States Air Force. Kenney live the last 25 years of his life in Phoenix, Arizona. He died on February 6, 1966, at Phoenix Veterans Hospital in Phoenix.[7]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ) (1915)
| |||||||||
| 1915 | William & Vashti | 6–2 | 4–2 | ||||||
| William & Vashti: | 6–2 | 4–2 | |||||||
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Louisiana Tech | 1–6–2 | 1–2–1 | T–13th | |||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 1–6–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1926) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Louisiana Tech | 7–7 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 7–7 | 5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–7 | ||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech Bulldogs () (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Louisiana Tech | 17–5 | |||||||
| Louisiana Tech: | 17–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 17–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Athena yearbook. Ohio University. 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ The official football guide, 1915, NCAA
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Data Warehouse, William & Vashti 1915". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
