McKeever, circa 1942
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1910-08-25)August 25, 1910 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1974(1974-09-13) (aged 64) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1932–1934 | Texas Tech |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1935–1938 | Texas Tech (backfield) |
| 1939–1940 | Boston College (assistant) |
| 1941–1943 | Notre Dame (backfield) |
| 1944 | Notre Dame |
| 1945–1946 | Cornell |
| 1947 | San Francisco |
| 1948 | Chicago Rockets |
| 1949 | LSU (backfield) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1960–1961 | Boston Patriots (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–12–1 (college) 1–3 (AAFC) |
Edward Clark Timothy McKeever (August 25, 1910 – September 13, 1974) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame (1944) and Cornell University (1945–1946) and the University of San Francisco (1947), compiling a career college football record of 25–12–1.[1]
A native of Texas,[2] McKeever originally attended Notre Dame in 1930 and 1931 and transferred to Texas Tech University, where he played football from 1932 to 1934. He launched his coaching career in 1935 as backfield coach at Texas Tech, where he remained through 1938. In 1939 and 1940, McKeever was on Frank Leahy's staff at Boston College. He came to Notre Dame along with Leahy in 1941 and served as an assistant through 1943, and was named interim head coach in 1944 when Leahy entered the United States Navy. McKeever gained a spot in the Notre Dame record books by presiding over the worst defeat in school history, a 59–0 rout by Army. In 1945, McKeever moved on to Cornell as head coach, where he remained for two seasons. In 1947, he became head coach at the University of San Francisco and the following season served as head coach of the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference. In 1949, he joined the staff at Louisiana State University and in 1960 he became general manager of the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.
McKeever died on September 13, 1974.[2]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Notre Dame | 8–2 | 9 | ||||||
| Notre Dame: | 8–2 | ||||||||
| Cornell Big Red (Independent) (1945–1946) | |||||||||
| 1945 | Cornell | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1946 | Cornell | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Cornell: | 10–7–1 | ||||||||
| San Francisco Dons (Independent) (1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | San Francisco | 7–3 | |||||||
| San Francisco: | 7–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–12–1 | ||||||||
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