Tom Keady

John Thomas Keady (August 18, 1882 – February 12, 1964) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Lehigh University from 1912 to 1920, at the University of Vermont from 1921 to 1924, at Marine Corps Base Quantico from 1925 to 1930, and at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college football record of 87–48–6. Keady was also the head basketball coach and the head baseball coach at Dartmouth College, Lehigh, Vermont, and Quantico.

Tom Keady

Keady pictured in The Epitome 1916, Lehigh yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1882-08-18)August 18, 1882 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 12, 1964(1964-01-12) (aged 81) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904	Dartmouth
Baseball
1902–1905	Dartmouth
1907–1908	Haverhill Hustlers
1908	Lynn Shoemakers
1908–1909	Worcester Busters
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1905–1911	Dartmouth (assistant)
1912–1920	Lehigh
1921–1924	Vermont
1925–1930	Quantico Marines
1931–1933	Western Reserve
Basketball
1910–1911	Dartmouth
1912–1913	Lehigh
1921–1922	Vermont
1923–1925	Vermont
Baseball
1908–1911	Dartmouth
1912–1922	Lehigh
1923	Fordham (assistant)
1924	Vermont
Head coaching record
Overall	87–48–6 (football) 73–23 (basketball) 174–131–5 (baseball)

Early life and playing career

Keady was born on August 18, 1882, in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College, where he lettered in football and baseball.

Coaching career

Keady was the 13th head football coach at Lehigh University) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving for nine seasons, from 1912 to 1920, and compiling a record at Lehigh was 56–23–3. This ranks him second among Lehigh head coaches in winning percentage at .701, behind only Pete Lembo (44–14, .759). Keady was the head football coach at Western Reserve University from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 14–9–2 in three seasons.

Death

Keady died at the age of 82 on February 12, 1964, in Concord, New Hampshire.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1912–1920)
1912	Lehigh	9–2
1913	Lehigh	5–3
1914	Lehigh	8–1
1915	Lehigh	6–4
1916	Lehigh	6–2–1
1917	Lehigh	7–2
1918	Lehigh	4–3
1919	Lehigh	6–3
1920	Lehigh	5–2–2
Lehigh:		56–22–3
Vermont Green and Gold (Independent) (1921–1924)
1921	Vermont	3–4
1922	Vermont	6–3
1923	Vermont	6–3–1
1924	Vermont	2–7
Vermont:		17–17–1
Quantico Marines Devil Dogs (Independent) (1925–1930)
1925	Quantico Marines	6–3–1
1926	Quantico Marines	10–3
1927	Quantico Marines	10–0
1928	Quantico Marines	8–1–1
1929	Quantico Marines	5–3
1930	Quantico Marines	6–2–1
Quantico Marines:		45–12–3
Western Reserve Red Cats (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1931)
1931	Western Reserve	3–5–1	3–0	2nd
Western Reserve Red Cats (Independent) (1932)
1932	Western Reserve	7–1
Western Reserve Red Cats (Big Four Conference) (1933)
1933	Western Reserve	4–3–1	1–1–1	2nd
Western Reserve:		14–9–2	4–1–1
Total:		132–60–9

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Dartmouth Big Green () (1910–1911)
1910–11	Dartmouth	5–6
Dartmouth:		5–6
Lehigh Brown and White () (1912–1913)
1912–13	Lehigh	12–2
Lehigh:		12–2
Vermont Catamounts () (1921–1925)
1921–22	Vermont	15–4
1922–23	Vermont	12–6
1923–24	Vermont	15–2
1924–25	Vermont	14–3
Vermont:		56–15
Total:		73–23

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)