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John A. H. Keith

John A. H. Keith

Keith pictured in The Norther 1900, Northern Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1869-11-28)November 28, 1869 Homer, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1931(1931-02-22) (aged 61) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Illinois State Normal University (1894)[1] Harvard College (A.M. 1900)
Playing career
Football
1899–1900	Northern Illinois State Normal
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1899–1903	Northern Illinois State Normal
1907	Illinois State
Basketball
1900–1902	Northern Illinois State Normal
1904–1905	Northern Illinois State Normal
Head coaching record
Overall	25–7–7 (football) 13–7 (basketball)

John Alexander Hull Keith (November 28, 1869 – February 22, 1931) was an American educator as well as an American football and basketball coach.^[2][3] He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois State Normal School—now known as Northern Illinois University–from 1899 to 1903 and at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 25–7–7. Keith was also the head basketball coach at Northern Illinois from 1900 to 1902 and again in 1904–05, tallying a mark of 13–7 in three seasons. He also taught at the school as a professor of pedagogy and as an assistant professor of psychology.^[4][5]

Keith died as his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1931.^[6]

^ "Dr. J. A. H. Keith Called By Death". The Indiana Progress. Indiana, Pennsylvania. February 25, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved January 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .