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Charles A. Keith

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Charles A. Keith
Biographical details
Born(1883-02-28)February 28, 1883
Hot Springs, Arkansas
DiedJune 22, 1960(1960-06-22) (aged 77)
Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
Baseball
1905–1906Arkansas
1906–1909Little Rock Travelers
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912Eastern Kentucky
Basketball
1912–1913Eastern Kentucky
Baseball
1910Texas
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1912–1913Eastern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall3–4–1 (football)
9–3 (basketball)
8–11–1 (baseball)

Charles Alexander Keith (February 28, 1883 – June 22, 1960) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Eastern Kentucky University in 1912 after serving as the head baseball coach at the University of Texas in 1910.[2] Keith was a Rhodes Scholar and a member of the faculty at Eastern Kentucky for 41 years.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Eastern Kentucky Colonels (Independent) (1912)
1912 Eastern Kentucky 3–4–1
Eastern Kentucky: 3–4–1
Total: 3–4–1

College baseball

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Longhorns[4] (Independent) (1910)
1910 Texas 8-11-1
Texas: 8–11–1 (.425)
Total: 8–11–1 (.425)

      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

References

  1. ^ "Charles Keith". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Charles Keith". Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dr. Charles A. Keith". Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. June 23, 1960. p. 10. Retrieved July 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Texas Baseball History 2018 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved 25 October 2019.