Arthur T. Keller (June 11, 1921 – February 3, 1990) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the head football coach at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving for 31 seasons, from 1952 until 1982, and compiling a record of 177–87–7.[1]
 Keller pictured in the Crimson Rambler 1973, Carthage yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1921 |
| Died | February 3, 1990 (aged 68) Racine, Wisconsin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1945–1951 | Carthage HS (IL) |
| 1952–1982 | Carthage |
| Basketball | |
| 1945–1952 | Carthage HS (IL) |
| 1952–1958 | Carthage |
| Baseball | |
| 1955–1956 | Carthage |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 177–87–7 (college football) 53–90 (college basketball) 11–15 (college baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8 CCI/CCIW (1962–1963, 1967, 1969–1973) | |
His team had a 19-game winning streak from 1961 to 1963, the longest in the country at the time.[2] Carthage named its football stadium "Keller Field" in his honor.[3]
Keller died at the age of 68 in Racine, Wisconsin.[2]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Redmen (NCAA College Division independent) (1952–1960) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Carthage | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1953 | Carthage | 8–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | Carthage | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1955 | Carthage | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1956 | Carthage | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1957 | Carthage | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Carthage | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1959 | Carthage | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Carthage | 5–4 | |||||||
| Carthage Redmen (College Conference of Illinois / College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1961–1982) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Carthage | 7–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1962 | Carthage | 8–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1963 | Carthage | 6–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1964 | Carthage | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1965 | Carthage | 6–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1966 | Carthage | 6–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1967 | Carthage | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1968 | Carthage | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1969 | Carthage | 9–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1970 | Carthage | 7–1–1 | 7–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1971 | Carthage | 9–0–1 | 8–0 | 1st | T NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1972 | Carthage | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1973 | Carthage | 8–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1974 | Carthage | 5–3–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Carthage | 4–5 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1976 | Carthage | 3–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1977 | Carthage | 5–4 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1978 | Carthage | 1–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1979 | Carthage | 0–8–1 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1980 | Carthage | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1981 | Carthage | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1982 | Carthage | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Carthage: | 177–87–7 | 105–52–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 177–87–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Carthage Redmen". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ex-Carthage-Coach Keller dies at 68". The Milwaukee Journal. February 5, 1990. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ "Art Keller Field". Carthage College Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
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