John A. H. Keith
Appearance
![]() Keith pictured in Norther 1900, Northern Illinois yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Homer, Illinois | November 28, 1869
Died | February 22, 1931 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | (aged 61)
Alma mater | Illinois State Normal University (1894)[1] Harvard College (A.M. 1900) |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1899–1900 | Northern Illinois |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1899–1903 | Northern Illinois |
1907 | Illinois State |
Basketball | |
1900–1902 | Northern Illinois |
1904–1905 | Northern Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 25–6–7 (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 University from 1899 to 1903 and at Illinois State University in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 25–6–7. 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]
References
- ^ Felmley, David. "Semi-Centennial History of the Illinois State Normal University: 1857-1907". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Harvard Alumni Directory. 1934. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Leonard, J.W.; Marquis, A.N. (1910). Who's who in America. Vol. 6. Marquis Who's Who. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Norther". archive.org. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "The First Century". NIUHUSKIES.COM - The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "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
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Categories:
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- Northern Illinois University faculty
- Harvard University alumni
- Illinois State University alumni
- People from Homer, Illinois