John A. H. Keith
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 State Normal School—now known as Northern Illinois University–from 1899 to 1903 and at Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—in 1907, compiling a career college football record of 25–7–7. 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 pictured in Norther 1900, Northern Illinois yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 28, 1869 Homer, Illinois |
| Died | February 22, 1931 (aged 61) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Illinois State Normal University (1894)[1] Harvard College (A.M. 1900) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1899–1900 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1899–1903 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| 1907 | Illinois State |
| Basketball | |
| 1900–1902 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| 1904–1905 | Northern Illinois State Normal |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 25–7–7 (football) 13–7 (basketball) |
Keith died as his home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 22, 1931.[6]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois State Normal (Independent) (1899–1903) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 1–0–2 | |||||||
| 1900 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 2–2–2 | |||||||
| 1901 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1902 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1903 | Northern Illinois State Normal | 3–3 | |||||||
| Northern Illinois State Normal: | 17–7–5 | ||||||||
| Illinois State Redbirds (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Illinois State | 8–0–2 | |||||||
| Illinois State: | 8–0–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 25–7–7 | ||||||||
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". Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ . NIUHUSKIES.COM - The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. 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 .
External links
- John A. H. Keith at Find a Grave