Tom Keady

John Thomas Keady (August 18, 1882 – February 12, 1964) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, at Marine Corps Base Quantico from 1925 to 1930, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college football record of 87–48–6. Keady was also the head basketball coach and the head baseball coach at Dartmouth College, Lehigh, Vermont, and Quantico.

Tom Keady
Keady pictured in The Epitome 1916, Lehigh yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1882-08-18)August 18, 1882
Wakefield, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 12, 1964(1964-01-12) (aged 81)
Concord, New Hampshire
Playing career
Football
1904Dartmouth
Baseball
1902–1905Dartmouth
1907–1908Haverhill Hustlers
1908Lynn Shoemakers
1908–1909Worcester Busters
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905–1911Dartmouth (assistant)
1912–1920Lehigh
1921–1924Vermont
1925–1930Quantico Marines
1931–1933Western Reserve
Basketball
1910–1911Dartmouth
1912–1913Lehigh
1921–1922Vermont
1923–1925Vermont
Baseball
1908–1911Dartmouth
1912–1922Lehigh
1923Fordham (assistant)
1924Vermont
Head coaching record
Overall87–48–6 (football)
73–23 (basketball)
174–131–5 (baseball)

Early life and playing career

Keady was born on August 18, 1882 in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football and baseball.

Coaching career

Keady was the 13th head football coach at Lehigh University) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving for nine seasons, from 1912 to 1920, and compiling a record at Lehigh was 56–23–3.[2] This ranks him second among Lehigh head coaches in winning percentage at .701, behind only Pete Lembo (44–14, .759).[3] Keady was the head football coach at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 14–9–2 in three seasons.[4]

Death

Keady died at the age of 82 on February 12, 1964, in Concord, New Hampshire.[5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1912–1920)
1912 Lehigh 9–2
1913 Lehigh 5–3
1914 Lehigh 8–1
1915 Lehigh 6–4
1916 Lehigh 6–2–1
1917 Lehigh 7–2
1918 Lehigh 4–3
1919 Lehigh 6–3
1920 Lehigh 5–2–2
Lehigh: 56–22–3
Vermont Catamounts (Independent) (1921–1924)
1921 Vermont 3–4
1922 Vermont 6–3
1923 Vermont 6–3–1
1924 Vermont 2–7
Vermont: 17–17–1
Quantico Marines Devil Dogs (Independent) (1925–1930)
1925 Quantico Marines 6–3–1
1926 Quantico Marines 10–3
1927 Quantico Marines 10–0
1928 Quantico Marines 8–1–1
1929 Quantico Marines 5–3
1930 Quantico Marines 6–2–1
Quantico Marines: 45–12–3
Western Reserve Red Cats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1931)
1931 Western Reserve 3–5–13–02nd
Western Reserve Red Cats (Independent) (1932)
1932 Western Reserve 7–1
Western Reserve Red Cats (Big Four Conference) (1933)
1933 Western Reserve 4–3–11–1–12nd
Western Reserve: 14–9–24–1–1
Total:132–60–9

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dartmouth Big Green () (1910–1911)
1910–11 Dartmouth 5–6
Dartmouth: 5–6
Lehigh Brown and White () (1912–1913)
1912–13 Lehigh 12–2
Lehigh: 12–2
Vermont Catamounts () (1921–1925)
1921–22 Vermont 15–4
1922–23 Vermont 12–6
1923–24 Vermont 15–2
1924–25 Vermont 14–3
Vermont: 56–15
Total:73–23

References
  1. "Nationally Known Coach 'Tom' Keady Dies In City". The Telegraph. February 13, 1964. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. "Thomas "Tom" Keady Records by Year". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. "Lehigh Coaching Records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Coach John Thomas Keady". University Archives. Case Western Reserve University. September 28, 2011.
  5. "Thomas J. Keady, 82, Dies; Coached Football at Lehigh" (PDF). The New York Times. February 13, 1964. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
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