American football, basketball, and baseball coach
George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American football , basketball , and baseball coach, most known for coaching basketball at the University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. Keogan never had a losing season in his 20 years at Notre Dame.
The Minnesota Lake, Minnesota native attended University of Minnesota from 1909 to 1913. He began coaching high school varsities after his freshman year in college, guiding first Lockport High School (1910–1911) followed by Riverside High School (1911–1912). Meanwhile, he was also coaching several college basketball teams: Charles City College in Iowa (1909–1910), Superior State Teachers College in Wisconsin (1912–1914), Saint Louis University (1914–15) and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota (1917–1918). During World War I he served at Great Lakes Naval Training Station . After briefly coaching Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (1919–1920) and Valparaiso, Keogan arrived at University of Notre Dame. He served as head basketball and baseball coach, as well as assistant to the legendary football coach Knute Rockne . Keogan compiled a 327–96–1 at Notre Dame.
Keogan died on February 17, 1943, of a heart attack at his home in South Bend, Indiana .[1] After his death, Moose Krause took over his job as Notre Dame's head basketball coach. Keogan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Head coaching record
Basketball
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1914–1916)
1914–15
Saint Louis
9–6
1915–16
Saint Louis
13–6
Saint Louis:
22–12 (.647)
Valparaiso Crusaders (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919–20
Valparaiso
12–8
1920–21
Valparaiso
19–5
Valparaiso:
31–13 (.705)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1923–1943)
1923–24
Notre Dame
15–8
1924–25
Notre Dame
11–11
1925–26
Notre Dame
19–1
1926–27
Notre Dame
19–1
Helms National Champion
1927–28
Notre Dame
18–4
1928–29
Notre Dame
15–5
1929–30
Notre Dame
14–6
1930–31
Notre Dame
12–8
1931–32
Notre Dame
18–2
1932–33
Notre Dame
16–6
1933–34
Notre Dame
20–4
1934–35
Notre Dame
13–9
1935–36
Notre Dame
22–2
Helms National Champion
1936–37
Notre Dame
20–3
1937–38
Notre Dame
20–3
1938–39
Notre Dame
15–6
1939–40
Notre Dame
15–6
1940–41
Notre Dame
17–5
1941–42
Notre Dame
16–6
1942–43
Notre Dame
18–2
Notre Dame:
333–98 (.773)
Total:
386-123 (.758)
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
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