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Pat Keefe
Biographical details
Born(1878-09-16)September 16, 1878
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 1941(1941-09-10) (aged 62)
Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1901Canton (Northern NY League)
1902Utica Pent-Ups
1902Potsdam (Northern NY League)
1902Plattsburgh (Northern NY League)
1903Ilion Typewriters
1903Burlington (Northern NY League)
1905Bradford Drillers
1914Bradford Drillers
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
?Williamstown HS (MA)
1909Ogdensburg HS (NY)
1910–1912Middlebury
c. 1924–1927Williams (assistant)
Baseball
1910Maine
1929Clarkson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1915–1917Drury HS (MA)
Head coaching record
Overall2–16–2 (college football)

Patrick "Patsy" Keefe (September 16, 1878 – September 10, 1941) was an American baseball player, coach of football and baseball, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont from 1910 to 1912, compiling a record of 2–16–2. Keefe was also the head baseball coach at the University of Maine, tallying a mark of 8–4.[1][2]

Keefe played high school football in Williamstown, Massachusetts as a halfback. He later coached football for two seasons there and then in Ogdensburg, New York, in 1909.[3] He was the athletic director at Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts from 1915 to 1917. Keefe was later an assistant football coach at Williams College under head coaches Percy Wendell and Douglas Lawson. In 1929, he was hired as the baseball coach at Clarkson College—now known as Clarkson University—in Potsdam, New York.[4] He died on September 10, 1941, at Veteran's Hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts.[5]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Middlebury (Independent) (1910–1912)
1910 Middlebury 0–5–1
1911 Middlebury 0–5–1
1912 Middlebury 2–6
Middlebury: 2–16–2
Total: 2–16–2

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References

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  1. ^ "Keefe To Coach". Bennington Banner. Bennington, Vermont. January 28, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "2021 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Keefe To Coach Middlebury Team". The North Adams Evening Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. September 15, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Keefe To Coach Clarkson Nine". The Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. March 26, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ ""Pat Keefe"; Former Athlete". North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. September 10, 1941. p. 9. Retrieved June 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Middlebury College Football Coaching History" (PDF). Middlebury College. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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