George Keogan

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George E. Keogan

George E. Keogan (March 8, 1890 – February 17, 1943) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach, most known for coaching basketball at the University of Notre Dame from 1923 to 1943. Keogan never had a losing season in his 20 years at Notre Dame.

The Minnesota Lake, Minnesota native attended University of Minnesota from 1909 to 1913. He began coaching high school varsities after his freshman year in college, guiding first Lockport High School (1910–1911) followed by Riverside High School (1911–1912). Meanwhile, he was also coaching several college basketball teams: Charles City College in Iowa (1909–1910), Superior State Teachers College in Wisconsin (1912–1914), Saint Louis University (1914–15) and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota (1917–1918). During World War I he served at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. After briefly coaching Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (1919–1920) and Valparaiso, Keogan arrived at University of Notre Dame. He served as head basketball and baseball coach, as well as assistant to the legendary football coach Knute Rockne. Keogan compiled a 327–96–1 at Notre Dame.

Keogan died on February 17, 1943, of a heart attack at his home in South Bend, Indiana. After his death, Moose Krause took over his job as Notre Dame's head basketball coach. Keogan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Saint Louis Billikens (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914	Saint Louis	4–4
1915	Saint Louis	5–4–1
Saint Louis:		9–8–1
St. Thomas Cadets (Independent) (1917)
1917	St. Thomas	4–2
St. Thomas:		4–2
Valparaiso Crusaders (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919	Valparaiso	5–3
1920	Valparaiso	5–3
Valparaiso:		10–6
Total:		23–16–1

Basketball

Template:CBB Yearly Record Start Template:CBB Yearly Record Subhead Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Subtotal Template:CBB Yearly Record Subhead Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Entry Template:CBB Yearly Record Subtotal Template:CBB Yearly Record Subhead |- | 1923–24 | Notre Dame

             | 15–8 ||  || ||

|- | 1924–25 | Notre Dame

             | 11–11 ||  || ||

|- | 1925–26 | Notre Dame

             | 19–1 ||  || ||

|- style="background:#ffbf2f" | 1926–27 | Notre Dame

             | 19–1 ||  || || Helms National Champion

|- | 1927–28 | Notre Dame

             | 18–4 ||  || ||

|- | 1928–29 | Notre Dame

             | 15–5 ||  || ||

|- | 1929–30 | Notre Dame

             | 14–6 ||  || ||

|- | 1930–31 | Notre Dame

             | 12–8 ||  || ||

|- | 1931–32 | Notre Dame

             | 18–2 ||  || ||

|- | 1932–33 | Notre Dame

             | 16–6 ||  || ||

|- | 1933–34 | Notre Dame

             | 20–4 ||  || ||

|- | 1934–35 | Notre Dame

             | 13–9 ||  || ||

|- style="background:#ffbf2f" | 1935–36 | Notre Dame

             | 22–2 ||  || || Helms National Champion

|- | 1936–37 | Notre Dame

             | 20–3 ||  || ||

|- | 1937–38 | Notre Dame

             | 20–3 ||  || ||

|- | 1938–39 | Notre Dame

             | 15–6 ||  || ||

|- | 1939–40 | Notre Dame

             | 15–6 ||  || ||

|- | 1940–41 | Notre Dame

             | 17–5 ||  || ||

|- | 1941–42 | Notre Dame

             | 16–6 ||  || ||

|- | 1942–43 | Notre Dame

             | 18–2 ||  || ||

|- style="background:#fafafa; border-top: 2px solid #aaaaaa;" | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Notre Dame: | 333–98 (Template:Winning percentage) || || colspan="5" |

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