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Stan Keck
Biographical details
Born(1897-09-11)September 11, 1897
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 20, 1951(1951-01-20) (aged 53)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1919–1921Princeton
1923Cleveland Indians
Position(s)Tackle, guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939–1941Norwich (line)
1941–1946Norwich
1947–1950Waynesburg
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1947–1951Waynesburg
Head coaching record
Overall17–15–3
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1920
All-American, 1921
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1959 (profile)

James Stanton Keck (September 11, 1897 – January 20, 1951) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Princeton University as a tackle and guard, and was selected as an All-American in 1920 and in 1921. Keck served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1947 to 1950, compiling a record of 17–15–3. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1959.

Death

Keck died on January 20, 1951 after suffering a stroke at Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh. He had transferred there five days earlier from Greene Country Memorial Hospital, to which he was admitted the previous month with high blood pressure.[1]

References

  1. ^ "STAN KECK, 53, DIES; PRINCETON EX-STAR; Former Football Captain Was All-America Tackle in 1920—Coach at Waynesburg". The New York Times. January 21, 1951. Retrieved February 16, 2011.