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Edward McKeever

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Edward McKeever
McKeever, circa 1942
Biographical details
Born(1910-08-25)August 25, 1910
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 1974(1974-09-13) (aged 64)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1932–1934Texas Tech
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1935–1938Texas Tech (backfield)
1939–1940Boston College (assistant)
1941–1943Notre Dame (backfield)
1944Notre Dame
1945–1946Cornell
1947San Francisco
1948Chicago Rockets
1949–1951LSU (backfield)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1960–1963Boston Patriots (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall25–12–1 (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. He left coaching in 1951 to become the executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Louisiana.[3] He was also a scout for the New York Giants. In 1960, he became general manager of the Boston Patriots of the American Football League.[4] In 1964, the position of general manager was eliminated and McKeever's duties were assumed by head coach Mike Holovak. McKeever returned to his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and scouted southeastern colleges for the Patriots until 1971.[5][6]

McKeever died on September 13, 1974.[2]

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
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

References

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  1. ^ "Edward C. "Ed" McKeever Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "McKeever Dies". The Times-News. Hendersonville, N.C. Associated Press. September 14, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "No Decision From Houston 'till Jan. 11". The Victoria Advocate. January 5, 1955. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "Boston Names Ed McKeever". Spokane Daily Chronicle. January 11, 1960. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Jim (July 18, 1964). "Patriots Shake Up Front Office: McKeever to Scout South, Holovak Adds G.M. Duties". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald, Ray (May 25, 1971). "Let NFL rules stand, insists Stram". The Boston Globe.
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